Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Nine-story pagodas and double-decker buses Nine-story pagodas and double-decker buses Gilbert Morris During the Kerrigan family's trip to Hong Kong, Duffy and her adopted siblings befriend and share their Christian faith with two orphaned children who have come to live with their Chinese grandparent… OL14854744W
Take me with you Take me with you Carolyn Marsden 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. OL14908926W
God found us you God found us you Lisa Tawn Bergren When Little Fox asks his mother to tell his favorite story, Mama Fox recounts the day he arrived in her life, from God to her arms. OL15069398W
Double play at short Double play at short Matt Christopher Twelve-year-old Danny thinks that there is something very familiar about the girl who plays shortstop on the team he faces during the championship series, and his curiosity leads him to a surprising … OL15108770W
Seven years from home Seven years from home Rose Blue Follows an adopted boy's emotional struggle to find his "real" parents and ultimately himself. OL15207366W
Find a stranger, say goodbye Find a stranger, say goodbye Lois Lowry Seemingly a girl who has everything, Natalie, at seventeen, goes in pursuit of her real mother. OL1846154W
Family secrets Family secrets Barbara Corcoran After moving with her lively family to the small town where her father grew up, thirteen-year-old Tracy discovers that she is adopted, a surprise that brings her new insights into what constitutes a … OL4084037W
The King of Slippery Falls The King of Slippery Falls Sid Hite While on a single-minded quest to catch an elusive giant trout, sixteen-year-old Lewis Hinton's life in a small Idaho town is turned upside-down when he learns that he is adopted and might be a desce… OL496830W
Missing sisters Missing sisters Gregory Maguire Alice's life is about to change.She's a skinny orphan. She's never been able to hear too well. And she can't speak too well, either. The only person who seems to care for her—one of the nuns at the o… OL66223W
How I Was Adopted How I Was Adopted Joanna Cole A young girl tells the story of how she came to be her parents' child through adoption. OL83036W