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These books are about all kinds of kids. What they share is that their lives are touched by foster care or adoption. Look for them in your school or public library or ask an adult to order them through the National Adoption Center bookstore.
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Chu Ju's
House
Chu Ju loves her new baby sister, Hua, but she seems to be the
only one in her family who does. Chu Ju lives in rural China,
where the government does not allow families to have more than
2 children. The culture dictates that every family should have
a son, while girls are considered worthless. Read
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Lucy's Family Tree
When Lucy has a family tree assignment in school, her adoption from Mexico makes her feel that her family is too "different." Challenged by her adoptive parents to find three families that are the "same," she finds that each family is different in some way.
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Is That Your Sister? A True Adoption Story
Catherine's family is multiracial. She and her little sister Carla were both adopted, but they don't look at all alike. People often ask Catherine questions about her family. |
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Me, Mop and the Moondance Kid
Eleven-year-old T.J. and his younger brother Moondance have already been adopted. Their friend Mop is still waiting. If she can play catcher on the Elks Little League team, maybe the coach will adopt her.
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Grover G. Graham and Me
Ben, age 11, doesn't expect much when he moves into his eighth foster home. He has survived by making his own set of rules, including: "Don't get close to people." But his views begin to change when he meets Grover, a baby abandoned by his mother.
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Pictures of Hollis Woods
Hollis Woods was abandoned when she was a baby and has lived in a lot of foster homes. Now she is 11, and torn between wanting to stay with her new single foster mother, and wishing she could go back to the family she lived with last summer.
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Orphan Train Rider: One Boy's True Story
Lee was nine years old and did not think he needed a new family. His mother had died when he was seven, but he still had his Dad, five brothers, and a sister. But Lee's Dad was not able to take care of his large family by himself. So, in 1926, the children were all sent separate ways, and Lee and his brother George were taken to an orphanage... Read a review »
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Have you read a middle grade book that you think belongs in this section? Adoption Clubhouse would like to know about it. Suggest a book. |
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