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Plum / by Hayes, Sean,1970-; Icenogle, Scott.; Thompson, Robin(Illustrator);
While trying to save Christmas for her fellow orphans, lonely Plum is magically transported to the Land of Sweets, where her pure heart saves the day for King Christopher, King Patrick, and their subjects.Ages 4-8.LSC
Subjects: Orphans; Kings and rulers; Fairies; Loneliness; Magic; Kindness; Adoption; Christmas stories.;
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The last fallen star / by Kim, Graci.;
Riley Oh can't wait to see her sister get initiated into the Gom clan, a powerful lineage of Korean healing witches their family has belonged to for generations. Her sister, Hattie, will earn her Gi bracelet and finally be able to cast spells without adult supervision. Although Riley is desperate to follow in her sister's footsteps, she's a saram -- a person without magic. Riley was adopted, and often feels like the odd one out in her family and the gifted community. Then Hattie gets an idea: what if the two of them could use an incantation that would allow Riley to share Hattie's magic? They decide to perform it at Hattie's initiation ceremony. But when the sisters attempt to violate the laws of the Godrealm, Hattie's life ends up hanging in the balance, and to save her Riley has to find the last fallen star. But what even is the star, and how can she find it? As Riley embarks on her search, she finds herself meeting fantastic creatures and collaborating with her worst enemies. And when she uncovers secrets that challenge everything she has been taught to believe, Riley must decide what it means to be a witch, what it means to be family, and what it really means to belong.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Witchcraft; Sisters; Quests (Expeditions); Goddesses, Korean; Korean Americans; Adoption;
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Children like us : a Métis woman's memoir of family, identity and walking herself home / by Penner, Brittany,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A Métis girl is adopted by a Mennonite family in this breathtaking memoir about family lost and found -- for those who loved From the Ashes, Educated and Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related. "Such a lucky child, so many remind me. To be unwanted and then adopted, how lucky. To be raised by someone who doesn't have to love you but chooses to love you -- how special." By the time Brittany Penner is seven years old, she has loved and lost twenty-one foster siblings who have come into her family and left -- all of them Indigenous like her. "When will it be my turn?" she asks her mother time and time again. "When will I be taken away?" You won't be, she is told. You're adopted. You're here to stay. You're the lucky one. Brittany was relinquished into care on the day of her birth in 1989 and adopted by a white Mennonite family in a small prairie town. Her name and where she came from are hidden from her; all she is told is that she is part-Métis. Her childhood is shaped by church, family, service and silence. Her family is continuously shapeshifting as siblings enter and leave, one by one. She knows, to stay, she has to force herself into the mould created for her. She must be obedient. Quiet. Good. No matter what. Whenever she looks in the mirror, she searches her features, wondering if they've been passed down to her by her biological mother. She thinks, if she can ever find her mother, she'll find all the answers she's looking for. As Brittany moves into adolescence and then adulthood, she will uncover answers about her roots and her identity -- but they will be more tangled than she could have imagined. Children Like Us asks difficult questions about family, identity, belonging and cultural continuity. What happens when you find what you are looking for, but it can't offer you everything you need? How do you reckon with the truth of your own story when you've always been told you're one of the "lucky ones"? What does it mean to belong when you feel torn between cultures? And how does a person learn to hold the pain and the grief, as well as the triumphs, the joys and the beauty, allowing none to eclipse the other?"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Penner, Brittany.; Penner, Brittany; Adoptees; Adoptees; Interracial adoption; Métis women; Métis;
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Piglet : the unexpected story of a deaf blind pink puppy and his family / by Shapiro, Melissa,1960-author.; Rivas, Mim Eichler,author.;
"In the tradition of the beloved New York Times bestsellers Marley and Me and Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love, a charming, inspirational memoir about empathy, resilience, kindness, and an adorable deaf blind pink dog"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Piglet (Dog); Shapiro, Melissa, 1960-; Dog adoption.; Dog rescue.; Dogs with disabilities.; Human-animal relationships.; Dog owners; Women veterinarians;
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Surviving the white gaze : a memoir / by Carroll, Rebecca,author.;
"A stirring and powerful memoir from black cultural critic Rebecca Carroll recounting her struggle to overcome a completely white childhood in order to forge her identity as a black woman in America"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Carroll, Rebecca.; Adopted children; African American women authors; African Americans; Interracial adoption; Race awareness in children; Racially mixed families;
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Two weeks : a novel / by Kingsbury, Karen,author.;
"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes a heart-wrenching and redemptive new story in the Baxter Family series about a couple desperately waiting to bring their adopted child home and a young mother about to make the biggest decision of her life. Cole Blake, son of Landon and Ashley Baxter Blake, is months away from going off to college and taking the first steps towards his dream--a career in medicine. But as he starts his final semester of high school he meets Elise, a mysterious new girl who captures his attention--and heart--from day one. Elise has her heart set on mending her wild ways and rediscovering the good girl she used to be. But not long after the semester starts, she discovers she's pregnant. Eighteen and alone, she shares her secret with Cole. Undaunted by the news, and in love for the first time in his life, Cole is determined to support Elise--even if it means skipping college, marrying her, and raising another man's baby. When Elise decides to place her baby up for adoption, she is matched with Aaron and Lucy Williams, who moved to Bloomington, Indiana to escape seven painful years of infertility. But as Elise's due date draws near, she becomes focused on one truth: she has two weeks to change her mind about the adoption. With Cole keeping vigil and Lucy and Aaron waiting to welcome their new baby, Elise makes an unexpected decision--one that changes everyone's plans. Tender and deeply moving, Two Weeks is a story about love, faith, and what it really means to be a family"--
Subjects: Religious fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Pregnant teenagers; Adoption; Life change events; Infertility; Families;
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Hercules [videorecording] / by Clements, Ron.; DeVito, Danny.; Dewey, Alice.; Donovan, Tate.; Heston, Charlton.; Keaton, Joshua.; Menken, Alan.; Musker, John.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm); Walt Disney Company.; Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm);
Voices: Tate Donovan, Joshua Keaton, Danny DeVito, James Woods, Susan Egan, Rip Torn, Patrick Pinney, Hal Holbrook, Barbara Barrie, Paul Shaffer; narrator, Charleton Heston.Taken from the gods as a baby, adopted on earth, Hercules becomes an awkward teenager trying to fit in.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, widescreen (1.66:1) presentation ; interactive chapter index and other interactive features.
Subjects: Adventure and adventurers; Animated films.; Children's films.; Feature films.; Hercules (Roman mythology); Heroes; Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2014., Walt Disney Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
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Hercules [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Clements, Ron.; DeVito, Danny.; Dewey, Alice.; Donovan, Tate.; Heston, Charlton.; Keaton, Joshua.; Menken, Alan.; Musker, John.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm); Walt Disney Company.; Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm);
Voices: Tate Donovan, Joshua Keaton, Danny DeVito, James Woods, Susan Egan, Rip Torn, Patrick Pinney, Hal Holbrook, Barbara Barrie, Paul Shaffer; narrator, Charleton Heston.Taken from the gods as a baby, adopted on earth, Hercules becomes an awkward teenager trying to fit in.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, 5.1 DTS-HD Digital surround.
Subjects: Adventure and adventurers; Animated films.; Children's films.; Feature films.; Hercules (Roman mythology); Heroes; Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2014., Walt Disney Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
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Oogy : the dog only a family could love / by Levin, Larry(Laurence M.);
"A heartwarming story of a puppy brought back from the brink of death, and the family he adopted"--Provided by the publisher.
Subjects: Levin, Larry; Levin, Larry.; Ardmore Animal Hospital (Ardmore, Pa.); Animal welfare; Dog adoption; Human-animal relationships; Pit bull terriers; Puppies; Oogy (Dog);
© 2010., Grand Central Pub.,
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Anne arrives / by George, K.(Kallie),1983-; Halpin, Abigail.;
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Subjects: Shirley, Anne (Fictitious character); Orphans; Adoption; Country life;
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