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Coldwater Texas novels volume 2
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English
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Love was the last thing on this untamed cowboy's mind...until she stole his heart away.
Cleo Delaney will do anything to keep her promise and raise her best friend's sons—even if it means telling a little white lie to the state to keep them. So Cleo turns to the only person she can trust to help her—her first love, Judd Laramie. If he fosters the three young brothers in name only, she'll do all the heavy lifting. It's...
Cleo Delaney will do anything to keep her promise and raise her best friend's sons—even if it means telling a little white lie to the state to keep them. So Cleo turns to the only person she can trust to help her—her first love, Judd Laramie. If he fosters the three young brothers in name only, she'll do all the heavy lifting. It's...
3) Adopt-a-dad
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Luke Duncan has never been able to turn away when he was needed. That's why he became a veterinarian, and now cares for three dogs, two cats, a raccoon, snakes, ducks...but children? Luke hadn't considered parenthood before, but when he finds three orphaned kids, he can't just walk away. Now all he has to do is convince Social Services that a single man would make a great foster parent....
Social worker Kealey Fitzpatrick firmly believes that taking...
Social worker Kealey Fitzpatrick firmly believes that taking...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 18
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English
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After a string of foster homes and the death of her heroin-addict mother, Lexi Baill is taken in by a newly discovered great-aunt who lives a spartan life near Seattle. Lexi soon meets Mia and her loving twin brother, Zach. The friendship flourishes, and Mia's mother draws Lexi into the family circle. A slowly growing attraction between Zach and Lexi begins, but then Lexi, Mia, and Zach collectively make a bad decision that results in a tragedy with...
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The day their colleague Daniel Martinez's foster son is kidnapped from a wedding reception, homicide detectives Deborah Smith and Alex Luna find the remains of a little girl not far from the abduction site. Determined to save the boy and solve the murder, the team travels from San Antonio's drug-dealing gang territory to the back roads of rural America, exposing the cracks in an overburdened, understaffed foster care system.
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"Helicopter pilot Creed Carter can't believe his eye -- someone's left a baby on the church altar. When this perfect little girl is temporarily turned over to Haley Blanchard, Creed is skeptical. The auburn-haired foster mother is flowing skirts is pretty, yet definitely not his type. But the more time Creed spends with Haley, the more he appreciates her style and her fierce commitment to her foster kids. To his surprise, he's falling for her...
8) Everblaze
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Keeper of the lost cities volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 20
Lexile measure
810L
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English
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Sophie Foster is ready to fight back. Her talents are getting stronger, and with the elusive Black Swan group ignoring her calls for help, she's determined to find her kidnappers - before they come after her again. But a daring mistake leaves her world teetering on the edge of war, and causes many to fear that she has finally gone too far. And the deeper Sophie searches, the farther the conspiracy stretches, proving that her most dangerous enemy might...
9) Nightwatch
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"Fire captain Mitch Andrews can't forget the three young children he saved from a fire. A suspicious fire that left them orphans. In the care of foster mother Jill Kirkpatrick, he knows the little ones will be loved. Even if the sweet, strong widow won't let Mitch close to her. But suddenly the kids?and Jill?are in terrible danger?and one of the children is missing. Mitch and Jill will risk everything to find the stolen girl and keep a makeshift family...
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790L
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Follows 17-year-old Will as they struggle with the aftermath of parental abuse and learn to a forge a new life for themself.
"Will is a 17-year-old on the cusp of freedom--freedom from providing and caring for their abusive, addicted mother, freedom from their small town with an even smaller mindset, and freedom from having to hide who they truly are. When their mother dies months before their 18th birthday, Will is granted this freedom earlier than...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
870L
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Things start looking up for Emily and Jackson when Emily's inheritance clears and Aunt Hilda becomes her legal guardian and offers to become Jackson's, as well, but Uncle Victor reappears, willing to do anything to steal Emily's fortune.
12) Ellen Foster
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
870L
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English
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Having suffered abuse and misfortune for much of her life, a young child searches for a better life and finally gets a break in the home of a loving woman with several foster children.
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Chase Rollins has much to be grateful for. A new home, a new career running the Fluff & Stuff pet store, and the new friends. But he could have so much more. Lovely bookstore clerk Vivian Duncan just might be the perfect wife. But when Viv becomes a foster other to four-month-old Theo, Chase knows he has a problem. A life with Vivian will mean a life with children -- and that's one challenge he's not sure he's ready to tackle. Can Viv and Theo...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
760L
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English
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In the aftermath of the accident that killed his foster father, high school student Jacob Fielding discovers that he has acquired the power of indestructibility, and the more he learns about it the more he realizes that it is a heavy burden, if not a curse.
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"Foster mom Rae Girard's determined to make her children's first Christmas with her the best they've ever had-and she's shocked when the town scrooge, attorney Cole Heinsohn, offers to pitch in. Rae's young charges have melted Cole's heart, and he wants them to experience the special day he never had. But when disaster strikes, an imperfect holiday might bring them something better: a family."--Back cover.
16) Losers bracket
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
HL 790L
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English
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"When it comes to family, Annie is in the losers bracket. While her foster parents are great (mostly), her birth family would not have been her first pick. And no matter how many times Annie tries to write them out of her life, she always gets sucked back into their drama. Love is like that. When a family argument breaks out at Annie's swim meet and her nephew goes missing, Annie might be the only one who can get him back. With help from her friends,...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame volume 61
Pub. Date
2007.
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English
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Abandoned as a baby, 12-year-old Hollis Woods has been in more foster homes than she cares to remember. Her dedicated social worker finally places her with Josie, a retired art teacher whose home is filled with her whimsical creations.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure
670L
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"At age twelve, Sophie learns that the remarkable abilities that have always caused her to stand out identify her as an elf, and after being brought to Eternalia to hone her skills, discovers that she has secrets buried in her memory for which some would kill"--Title verso page.
19) Pablo and Birdy
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
820L
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English
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Pablo, nearly ten, has many questions about his origins and how he arrived at Isla as a baby, but finding the answers may mean losing his lifetime companion, Birdy the parrot.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 21
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English
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In northern Vermont, a raging river overflows its banks and sweeps the nine-year-old twin daughters of Terry and Laura Sheldon to their deaths. In the aftermath of the tragedy, the highway patrolman and his wife, unable to have more children, take in a foster child: a ten-year-old African-American boy who has been shuttled for years between foster families and group homes. Young Alfred cautiously enters the Sheldon family circle, barely willing to...
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