Category Archives: Adoption

Work with What You Got by Zion Clark and James S. Hirsch

Posted on April 21, 2023 by kyurenka

Work with What You Got by Zion Clark and James S. Hirsch. Candlewick Press, 2023. 9781536224214  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Memoir What did you like about the book? Zion was … Continue reading →

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The Name She Gave Me by Betty Culley

Posted on July 12, 2022 by kyurenka

The Name She Gave Me by Betty Culley, HarperTeen, 2022. 97803157835  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+ Format: Hardcover novel-in-verse Genre: Contemporary realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Rynn’s biological mother gave … Continue reading →

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Whistling for Angela by Robin Heald, illustrated by Peggy Collins

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

 Whistling for Angela by Robin Heald, illustrated by Peggy Collins. Pajama Press, 2022. 9781772782455 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic picture book What did you like about the book? Daniel and his … Continue reading →

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Jadie in Five Dimensions by Dianne D. Salerni

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

Jadie in Five Dimensions by Dianne D. Salerni. Holiday House, 2021. 9780823449095 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Science fiction What did you like about the book? Thirteen year old Jadie shares some … Continue reading →

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NOW You say YES – Bill Harley

Posted on August 23, 2021 by kyurenka

  NOW You say YES – Bill Harley, Peachtree, 2021. 9781682632475 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+  Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic Fiction What did you like about the book? 15-year-old Mari lived in many, many … Continue reading →

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Donut Dreams: Family Recipe by Coco Simon

Posted on January 16, 2021 by kyurenka

      Donut Dreams: Family Recipe by Coco Simon, Published by Simon Spotlight, 9781534465404, 2020 Format: Hardcover, 156 pages Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 2 Genre:  Realistic Fiction What did you like about the book? Like the first books … Continue reading →

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Our Subway Baby: The True Story of How One Baby Found His Home by Peter Mercurio,  illustrated by Leo Espinosa

Posted on October 20, 2020 by kyurenka

    Our Subway Baby: The True Story of How One Baby Found His Home by Peter Mercurio, illustrated by Leo Espinosa, Dial Books, 9780525427544, 2020  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book … Continue reading →

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When the Babies Came to Stay – story by Christine McDonnell ; pictures by Jeanette Bradley

Posted on April 11, 2020 by kyurenka

  When the Babies Came to Stay – story by Christine McDonnell ; pictures by Jeanette Bradley.  Viking, 2020. 9781984835451 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre:   Picture book What did you like about the book?  Four … Continue reading →

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What I Carry – Jennifer Longo

Posted on March 30, 2020 by kyurenka

 What I Carry – Jennifer Longo, Random House Books , 0553537725, 2020 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review): 4 Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? The book explores the experiences … Continue reading →

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Palimpsest: Documents from a Korean Adoption – Lisa Wool-Rim Sjoblom

Posted on December 19, 2019 by kyurenka

    Palimpsest: Documents from a Korean Adoption – Lisa Wool-Rim Sjoblom, Drawn & Quarterly, (9781770463301), 2019 Format:  Paperback Genre: Graphic Biography Rating: 1- 5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 3 What did you like about the book?  The … Continue reading →

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