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1) Lion
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
At only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India. Unable to read or write or recall the name of his hometown or even his own last name, he survived alone for weeks on the rough streets of Calcutta before ultimately being transferred to an agency and adopted by a couple in Australia.
2) Brightburn
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to humanity, he proved to be something far more sinister? French audio description available.
3) October baby
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As the curtain rises, Hannah steps onto the stage--only to collapse moments later. Countless medical test all point to one underlying factor: Hannah's difficult birth. The doctor's diagnosis is nothing compared to her parents' revelation: Hannah was adopted--after a failed abortion attempt. Bewildered, angered, and confused, Hannah embarks on an incredible journey with Jason, her oldest friend. As she searches to discover her hidden past and find...
4) Luce
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Garnering recognition for his stellar athletic abilities and intellectual accomplishments "Luce" follows the titular characters struggle of maintaining his integrity while dealing with the circumstances of his background. Adopted from a war-torn country just ten years prior, Luce becomes the very essence of what many consider to be the American Dream. However, all that changes when his teacher encounters a shocking revelation upon examining the contents...
5) Orphan
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
After the loss of their unborn baby, Kate and John Coleman decide to adopt a child as a way to bring some joy and normalcy into their lives. The couple is drawn to Esther, a 9-year-old orphan and they welcome her into their home. As soon as Esther moves in, a series of events begins to unfold, leading Kate to believe that there's something wrong with Esther - this seemingly angelic little girl is not what she appears to be.
7) The jerk
Language
English
Formats
Description
Navin Johnson, adopted son of a poor black sharecropper family, has invented some crazy inventions that lead him from rags to riches and right back to rags.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Maria is a successful business executive, struggling to fulfill her greatest wish of all: to bring a child into the world. After suffering yet another miscarriage, a doctor informs Maria that she's too old to carry a child and her whole world comes crashing down. Devastated and unable to accept her fate, Maria sets out on a desperate and perilous quest to realize her dream of motherhood.
10) Problem child
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A good-natured man and his social-climbing wife adopt a seven-year-old boy to brighten their lives. But Junior soon turns ordinary events into comic nightmares.
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
Français
Description
When billionaire financier Nerio Winch and head of the W Group is murdered, his second in command must locate his only heir, a heretofore unknown adopted son, Largo. But first the heir, a twenty-something adventurer, must overcome an onslaught of drug traffickers, assassins, corporate raiders and double-dealing insiders to fulfill his destiny in this twisty, fast-paced corporate thriller.
12) The unforgiven
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A family on the frontier adopts a young girl, but the Indians claim that the girl is one of them, and they want her back.
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