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Author
Series
Life of a cactus volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
New friends and a mystery help Aven, thirteen, adjust to middle school and life at a dying western theme park in a new state, where her being born armless presents many challenges.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"From New York Times bestselling Joanna Ho, of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, and award-winning educator Liz Kleinrock comes a powerful companion picture book about adoption and family. A young girl who is a transracial adoptee learns to love her Asian eyes and finds familial connection and meaning through them, even though they look different from her parents'. Her family bond is deep and their connection is filled with love. She wonders about her...
Author
Publisher
Second Story Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Vee's favorite story is the day she met her parents. When Vee was still a baby, they flew to China to adopt her and bring her home. But when she struggles to keep up in Chinese dance class, Vee longs for a closer connection with her birth culture. At the same time, people in her community make Vee feel out of place in her own family. Vee wants to embrace every part of herself, but it's hard when she feels like she has to choose. With help from another...
Author
Publisher
DRT Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Mo is a teddy bear in an airport gift shop, chosen to go on a journey to meet his new best friend, Yuri. Mo has lots of questions once he gets to his destination: Where is he? What's a mishka? And will he and Yuri finally have a real home and a family?
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Meili loves hearing the story of how her parents flew far across the sea to China to adopt her. That's her special story. But when Meili finds out she has a new baby sister coming from Haiti, she isn't happy. Why can't her family stay the way it is? They're the perfect size. As she helps decorate the nursery and learns more about the baby, Meili comes to realize that a sister might be just right for their family too. A sweet story about adjusting...
Author
Publisher
Two Lions, a trademark of Amazon
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"How MUCH is the crazy-much love?" This simple question is answered as two parents recount the journey of adopting their daughter and the many milestone moments that follow. From the child's first bath and first time riding a tricycle, all the way to her boarding that big yellow bus, the crazy-much love grows SO MUCH that it spills out the windows and busts down the doors. A warm, lyrical celebration of the deep love parents hold for their children,...
9) I want a dog
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A girl seeks her perfect pet at an unusual animal shelter"--
10) Dogosaurus Rex
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
11) Duchess
Author
Series
Kitty corner volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When Mia discovers that Duchess' owner is moving, she offers to help, but it is not easy to find someone who will pamper the spoiled white Persian cat.
12) Lola gets a cat
Author
Series
Lola books (Anna McQuinn) volume 5
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
More than anything Lola would like a cat, but first she must learn how to care for it.
13) Otis
Author
Series
Kitty corner volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When Michael and Mia hear about an abandoned kitten at the animal shelter, they volunteer to take Otis in until they can find him a permanent home.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"When twelve-year-old Edie finds letters and photographs in her attic that change everything she thought she knew about her Native American mother's adoption, she realizes she has a lot to learn about her family's history and her own identity"--
15) Lucy
Author
Series
The puppy place. Main series volume 27
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When Charles finds Lucy, a basset mix puppy who has lost her home in a flood, he becomes determined to find her a good home, but his efforts are complicated when items go missing in the Peterson house.
17) Greenglass house
Author
Series
Greenglass House volume 1
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
At Greenglass House, a smuggler's inn, twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers' adopted son, plans to spend his winter holidays relaxing but soon guests are arriving with strange stories about the house sending Milo and Meddy, the cook's daughter, on an adventure.
Author
Series
Bad Kitty (Chapter books) volume 4
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Bad Kitty is not pleased when a baby joins her family. Includes fun facts and tips for training a cat to perform tricks.
19) Negative cat
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Max isn't a typical cat, but his loving owner still sees the best in him"-- Provided by publisher.
20) Dear stray
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A little girl adopts the prickliest stray kitten at the shelter because sometimes she feels prickly, too"--
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