Unlike the other Birthmothers in her utopian community, teenaged Claire forms an attachment to her baby, feeling a great loss when he is taken to the Nurturing Center to be adopted by a family unit.

After their two-week family tour of Los Angeles, ten-year-old Feng Li Lin and her older brother and sister learn they will remain in California while their parents return to Taiwan, forcing them to navigate a new school, a new language, bullies, racism, and the pressures of running a household.

"Brings to life a not too distant history of immigration to Ellis Island. When it's time for nine-year-old Gittel and her mother to leave their homeland behind and go to America for the promise of a new life, a health inspection stops any chance of Gittel's mother joining her daughter on the voyage. Knowing she may never see her mother again, Gittel must find the courage within herself to leave her family behind"--

"A little girl and a small bird become close friends, and the strength of their bond endures even after they're separated"--

Sylvester imaginatively creates a special letter full of loving memories and shared moments for his favorite person, his beloved grandmother, even though she is gone.

"This feel-good story will paw at the heartstrings of all dog lovers. Happiness is all around us. Sometimes you just have to BE MORE DOG to find it! Sam the dog can find happiness in the most unexpected a smelly old boot, a deflated ball, even in a muddy puddle! When Dad leaves for work, Sam's young owner feels like happiness has left too. Can a child learn a few new tricks from a carefree canine and feel happy again?"--Publisher's description.

Even though he brings exotic gifts home when he returns, a young girl misses her father, who travels around the world as a photojournalist. -- Publisher's description.

Suzy spends her year in first grade waiting for her father, who is serving in Vietnam, and when the postcards stop coming she worries that he will never make it home.

With the political unrest in Chile after a military dictatorship takes over, a young girl, Celeste Marconi, is sent by her parents to Maine for her safety, where she adapts to a new life, while still dreaming of her home country.

"When Isabel's best friend, Simon, moves away, she is angry and lonely and decides it's better to be by herself. But when she faces a new problem, will Chester, a boy who has a way with umbrellas and tape, be able to help?"--