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2) Gus
Author
Series
Puppy place. Main series volume 37
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mom Peterson has trouble finding a family good enough to adopt the adorable Labradoodle, Gus.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury/Walker
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Alemitu lives with her mother in a poor village in Ethiopia, where she must walk miles for water and hunger roars in her belly. Even though life is difficult, she dreams of someday knowing more about the world. When her mother has no choice but to leave her at an orphanage to give her a chance at a better life, an American family adopts Alemitu"--
5) Bitsy
Author
Series
Puppy place. Main series volume 48
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bitsy the Morkie (maltese-yorkie mix) may be the tiniest dog Charles has ever seen. But she thinks she's a big girl and she's full of sassy attitude. Can the Petersons find her a perfect forever home?
7) Edward
Author
Series
Puppy place. Main series volume 49
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Language
English
Formats
Description
This puppy is quite a handful. He doesn't listen, he's obsessed with his toy sheep, and he can't ride in the car without...um...getting sick. Has Lizzie met her match, or will she be able to train this pugnacious pug?
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Jaden, an emotionally damaged adopted boy fascinated by electricity, feels a connection to a small, weak toddler with special needs in Kazakhstan, where Jaden's family is trying to adopt a "normal" baby.
10) Shoe dog
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In order to stay in the warm and cozy home he has longed for, Shoe Dog must learn to stop chewing shoes.
11) Rusty
Author
Series
Puppy place. Main series volume 54
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lizzie is so ready for animal camp at the Caring Paws Shelter during her school vacation. She loves spending time with all the animals and already has her sights set on one to be her Pet Pal. But once she arrives, Lizzie gets a special assignment from Ms. Dobbins: Rusty, a beautiful and energetic Irish setter. Can Lizzie teach Rusty a few new tricks before the week at camp is up?
13) Bentley
Author
Series
Puppy place. Main series volume 53
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the Petersons arrive in Misty Valley for the weekend, Charles learns that a Weimaraner puppy named Bentley is in need of a home and works to find him his forever home.
Author
Publisher
Camille Lancaster Literary Children's Books
Pub. Date
©2018.
Language
English
Description
" ... a charming fable with an effective fairy-tale cadence; the king's struggles ... echo the real-life difficulties of adoption, surrogacy, and similar steps towards creating a family. Adoptees should appreciate how desired the baby is, and Philip's and Don Carlos' mutual affection remains touching. The Arthur Rackham-like images in lavender-blue tones by debut illustrator Trotter are a gorgeous, striking plus, beautifully detailed with flower,...
15) Just like me
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In this story about unlikely friendships and finding your place in the world, three very different girls, adopted as babies from the same Chinese orphanage, spend a week at a summer camp, where the adoption agency coordinator wants them to journal their "bonding" experience.
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,...
18) Special delivery
Author
Series
Main Street (Ann M. Martin) volume 8
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Description
Flora and Ruby's Aunt Allie is about to adopt the baby she always wanted and the whole family is excited.
19) The grumpy pets
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Billy is a grumpy boy who's not like the other kids. His mother takes him and his sister, Sara, to the animal shelter one Saturday in hope of cheering him up. But the pets he sees are too happy for his taste. Then he finds the grumpy pets..."--
20) Lost cat
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Slipper the cat is mistakenly left behind in the commotion when the lady she has always lived with moves in with her daughter's family, so Slipper sets out to find someone new to adopt.
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