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Work with What You Got by Zion Clark and James S. Hirsch
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
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
Posted in *Book Review, *Starred Review, *Young Adult, Adoption, Betty Culley, Foster Care, Novel-in-verse
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Whistling for Angela by Robin Heald, illustrated by Peggy Collins
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
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
Posted in *Book Review, *Starred Review, Abandonment, Adoption, Dianne K. Salerni, Physics, Science Fiction
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NOW You say YES – Bill Harley
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
Posted in *Book Review, *Starred Review, *Young Adult, Adoption, Autism, Bill Harley, Death, Foster Care
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Donut Dreams: Family Recipe by Coco Simon
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
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
Posted in *Book Review, *Picture Book, *Starred Review, Adoption, Family, Leo Espinosa, LGBTQIA+, Peter Mercurio
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When the Babies Came to Stay – story by Christine McDonnell ; pictures by Jeanette Bradley
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
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
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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