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381) Speranza's sweater
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Speranza wears her sweater everywhere, hanging onto the last memories of her birth home, until it's threadbare. Like her unraveled sweater, Speranza must weave together a new story, brining threads from her past and strands from her present, into a future of love, family and the true meaning of home.
Author
Series
That's Nat! volume 6
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Six-year-old Natalie learns her parents are adopting a baby from another country, but she is not sure she will like being an older sister and would much rather get a puppy.
Author
Series
Gifted clans volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
After thirteen-year-old Hattie Oh casts a dangerous spell so her adopted sister, Riley, will get a share of her inherited magic, Riley must undertake a near-impossible quest to save Hattie from death.--
384) Finding joy
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When they adopt an old dog from the local animal shelter, a little girl and her brother are excited to have a special new friend to play with. They embark on all kinds of adventures with Joy until one day she lays down for a nap and does not wake up. The family is very sad and learn it's important to remember the happy times. As their hearts begin to heal and a new season comes, they are ready to welcome another furry friend in need of a loving home-MEOW!"--...
Author
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
"Little Dog in the Sun is the story of a homeless puppy who came to live with a woman who was grieving the loss of her best friend. Original watercolor art throughout this...book will take you on the journey of Ava, who led the author to find the sun again"--Author's website.
386) Saving Scruffy
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"This is a story of a badly hurt puppy named Scruffy who was life abandoned in a box at a fire station. Scruffy's injuries made him different and special. A kindhearted man adopts Scruffy and provides him with a forever home, giving the puppy a second chance. In turn, Scruffy learns that everyone deserves a loving home." --
387) Take me with you
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
Raised in an Italian orphanage in the years following World War II, a biracial girl named Susanna and her best friend Pina want to be adopted but fear being separated.
388) Andreo's race
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Just as sixteen-year-old Andreo, skilled in death-defying ironman events in wilderness regions, is about to compete in rugged Bolivia, he and his friend Raul (another Bolivian adoptee) begin to suspect that their adoptive parents have unwittingly acquired them illegally. Plotting to use the upcoming race to pursue the truth, they veer on an epic journey to locate Andreo's birth parents, only to find themselves hazardously entangled with a gang of...
Author
Series
Life in the doghouse volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Elmer is a special needs Dachshund who lives at Danny and Ron's Rescue, but he longs to be adopted, and when he attracts the attention of a family he is willing to do anything to impress them--including working hard at the agility course for the pet talent show. Inspired by a real rescue dog from the show Life in the Doghouse. Includes excerpt from: Moose and the smelly sneakers.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Olivia and her dog Barkley are inseparable. He's her sidekick, her partner in crime-fighting - they're the perfect pair. But then, Barkley dies and Olivia is heartbroken. Gradually, however, she realizes that Barkley wouldn't want her to be unhappy for the rest of her life. Can Olivia find a way to get her happiness back?" --
Author
Series
Puppy place volume 46
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
While hiking with her new environmental club, Lizzie sees a dog stranded in the woods. After a dramatic rescue, the Petersons decide to take in Angel, an adorable Havanese. Will they find this playful pup the right new owner?
393) I am a T. rex!
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Buddy the dinosaur lives with a family of Pteranodons and is treated like one of their own, but when he learns that he is actually a Tyrannosaurus rex, Buddy must decide with which dinosaur family he want to live.
394) Whistling for Angela
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Description
"Daniel loves birds, and wants to learn how to whistle as a gift for his new adoptive baby sister Angela. On the day of her adoption, Daniel still can't whistle. It is through meeting Jessie, Angela's birthmother, that Daniel may learn the trick to whistle like the birds he loves."--
395) Dogtag summer
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
In the summer of 1980 before she starts junior high school in Santa Rosa, California, Tracy, who was adopted from Vietnam when she was six years old, finds an old ammo box with a dog tag and picture that bring up painful memories for both her Vietnam-veteran father and her.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A young girl's Christmas wish for a baby sibling is granted in this heartwarming adoption story."--
Daisy dreams, hopes, prays, and even asks Santa Claus to bring her a sister or brother until finally, her family gets its miracle. Includes author's note on the real story behind the book.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Jeet, his puppy Fudge, and their Dad are at the local waterpark to volunteer for the animal shelter adoption event. After they are done helping, it's time for some rides, including THE ULTIMATE waterslide. Woo hoo!!! But before they're able to take their turn, they'll need to learn the Sikh values of patience, compassion, and self-control!"--
Author
Series
Adventures with the saints volume 1
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"Joshua is a seven-year-old child who moves in with the Martin family. They seem really nice, but Joshua isn't sure if his new parents can love him as much as a biological child. With his new brother and sister, Luke and Becca, Joshua goes on a special journey and meets Saint Joseph at the time of Jesus' birth. Can Saint Joseph teach Joshua, Luke and Becca a lesson about love and adoption? Will Joshua ever fit in with his new family?"--Back...
399) With just one wing
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
While nursing a broken arm, almost twelve-year-old adoptee Coop, with the help of his grandfather and friend Zandi, unwaveringly cares for and protects Hop, a baby mockingbird born with one wing.
400) Lola gets a cat
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
More than anything Lola would like a cat, but first she must learn how to care for it.
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