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"What to do when you've been called to adopt and practical advice to make it work. Mary Ostyn, a beloved adoption writer and blogger, shares--alongside stories from other adoptive families--the practical tools and resources she uses to thrive as an adoptive mom."--
2) Reunion
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Baxter family series. Redemption volume 5
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 17
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English
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The Baxters is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Roma Downey and Ted McGinley.
A story of God’s grace, redemption, and victory even in the most difficult times, from Karen Kingsbury, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of “heart-tugging and emotional” (Romantic Times) life-changing fiction, co-authored with Gary Smalley.
A Deadly Diagnosis
Plans are being made for...
A story of God’s grace, redemption, and victory even in the most difficult times, from Karen Kingsbury, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of “heart-tugging and emotional” (Romantic Times) life-changing fiction, co-authored with Gary Smalley.
A Deadly Diagnosis
Plans are being made for...
4) Louie
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The puppy place. Main series volume 51
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
630L
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English
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Meet Louie the Landseer (a Newfoundland with black-and-white coloring). He's adorable now, but he'll be a huge dog someday. Can Charles and his soccer teammates find Louie a big enough home?
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""No Dog Should Die Alone" was the attention-grabbing - and heart-stirring - headline of journalist Laura T. Coffey's TODAY show website story about photographer Lori Fusaro's work with senior shelter pets. While generally calm, easy, and already house-trained, these animals often represent the highest-risk population at shelters. With gorgeous, joyful photographs and sweet, funny, true tales of "old dogs learning new tricks," Coffey and Fusaro show...
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When to tell, What to tell, and How to tell?
Children who are adopted have predictable and often unspoken concerns about themselves and how they joined their families. In this wise and timely guide, Lois Melina, author of the classic manual Raising Adopted Children, helps parents anticipate and respond to those concerns in ways that build self-esteem. Through sample conversations, reassuring advice, and age-specific activities parents will find answers...
7) Stellaluna
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IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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AD 550L
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English
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After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.
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Delta Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2009]
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pages ; cm.
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English
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Do I have what it takes to be a successful adoptive parent?
Does my child consider me a successful parent?
Will I ever hear my rebellious teen say, "I love you"?
What tools do I need to succeed?
In her groundbreaking first book, Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew, Sherrie Eldridge gave voice to the very real concerns of adopted children, whose unique perspectives offered unprecedented insight. In this all-new companion...
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IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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320L
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English
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After a family adopts a dog from a local shelter, they cannot understand why he doesn't respond to commands, until a chance encounter in the dog park reveals that their new dog only understands Chinese.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 18
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English
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From the bestselling author of Everything I Never Told You, the intertwined stories of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the mother and daughter who upend their lives. In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned - from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose...
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Prior to 1990, fewer than five percent of domestic infant adoptions were open. In 2012, ninety percent or more of adoption agencies are recommending open adoption. Yet these agencies do not often or adequately prepare either adopting parents or birth parents for the road ahead of them! The adult parties in open adoptions are left floundering.
There are many resources on why to do open adoption, but what about how? Open adoption isn't just something...
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IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Faye is the "good" adopted Chinese daughter. Bev is the wild child. Mannie is the unambitious stoner. What brings them together-and tears them apart-is a need to move beyond the clichés and commit to something-anything-that will bring meaning and joy to their lives.
When Faye's long-lost childhood neighbor, Bev, turns up out of the blue, wanting something from her old friend, Faye goes along with Bev's plan. But Mannie, the joyriding daddy of Bev's...
17) Jake
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The puppy place. Main series volume 47
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
85 pages ; 20 cm.
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English
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Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. Lizzie goes to horse camp with her best friend Maria. While there, Lizzie meets a charismatic German shorthair pointer named Jake. The puppy is very curious about the farm and especially likes to spend time with the horses. Can Lizzie help find Jake a perfect home?
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Series
Anna Wang books volume 2
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
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Fifth-grader Anna is concerned that her baby sister Kaylee, adopted from China three months ago, is not thriving so she and her best friends, Laura and Camille, create a science project that may save the day.
19) Sisters
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Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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When Melissa's parents adopt Kika from another country, the two girls learn about being sisters.
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Savannah skies volume 1
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English
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"Macey and Ben Samuelson have much to be thankful for: great friends, a beautiful - if high-maintenance - Victorian house on idyllic Tybee Island, and a rock-solid marriage. The only thing missing is what they want the most. After her fifth miscarriage in six years, Macey worries that the family they've always dreamed of might be out of reach. Her sister suggests adoption, but Macey and Ben aren't interested in pursuing that path... until a three-legged...
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