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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
When a custody battle divides her placid town, straitlaced family woman Elena Richardson finds herself pitted against her enigmatic tenant and becomes obsessed with exposing her past, only to trigger devastating consequences for both families.
2) Little Paula
Author
Series
The Eden volume 2
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Little Paula is the sequel to Eden's Children. Trevor and Faith's mother, Paula Eden, has died and their father, Big John, has had a serious trucking accident and is paralyzed. Faith's child, Little Paula, has been given to a wealthy couple unable to have children of their own. Trevor is obsessed with getting the child back"--
3) Reunion
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
As preparations are made for a Baxter family reunion, a deadly diagnosis sends a wave of shock through the family as they face an uncertain future.
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Author
Language
English
Description
"The sun beamed down on Melissa Henderson's shining dark hair, pinned up on her head in a loose knot, as sweat ran down her face, and the muscles in her long, lithe arms were taut with effort as she worked. She was lost in concentration, sanding a door of the house in the Berkshire Mountains in Massachusetts that had been her salvation. She had bought it four years before. It had been weather-beaten, shabby and in serious need of repair when she found...
Author
Series
Eden volume 1
Publisher
Gallery Books
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"When former teacher Paula Eden adopts Faith and Trevor, she is astounded by their natural intelligence and decides to homeschool them to nurture their brilliance. But as the years go on, Faith and Trevor itch for more independence. When Faith sets her sights on a handsome young man visiting from out of town, Paula grows increasingly desperate to preserve her small family and her plans for the children to carry on her legacy. Luckily, she has a cohort...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"Penobscot Indian Molly Ayer is close to 'aging out' out of the foster care system. A community service position helping an elderly woman clean out her home is the only thing keeping Molly out of juvie and worse.... As she helps Vivian sort through her possessions and memories, Molly learns that she and Vivian aren't as different as they seem to be. A young Irish immigrant orphaned in New York City, Vivian was put on a train to the Midwest with hundreds...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
386 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"India Allwood grew up wanting to be an actress. Armed with a stack of index cards and a hell of a lot of talent, she goes from awkward 16-year-old to Broadway ingenue to tv star. But while promoting her most recent project, a film about adoption, India does what you should never do - she tells a journalist the truth: it's a bad movie. Like so many movies about adoption, it tells only one story, a tragic one. But India's an adoptive mom herself and...
Author
Language
English
Description
Isabelle McAvoy (58), private art consultant in New York City. The first half of the book focuses on her past, having three daughters with three different men and following her through each of those relationships. Her first love was a reclusive American living in France, much older than her, who was always a part of their daughter's life, though they never married. Her second husband went to prison for fraud when Isabelle was pregnant with her second...
Author
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
397 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this dual-time narrative, Ivy Rose returns to her hometown to oversee an estate sale but soon discovers her grandmother left behind more than trinkets and photo frames--she provided a path to the truth behind Ivy's adoption"--
11) The beginning
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Susie Mast's Amish life in Lancaster County has been shaped by events beyond her control, with the tragic deaths of her Dat and close-in-age brother casting long shadows. Now twenty-two, Susie remains unmarried despite her longtime affection for friend Obie Yoder. Unfortunately, her concerns are soon multiplied due to her mother's worsening health and her younger sister's urgent desire for answers about her adoption. Once again, Susie faces the possibility...
Author
Series
The Restoration volume 3
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
325 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Allan and Michele's marriage is tested in unexpected ways by Michele's near-obsession with having a baby and Allan's determination to save orphans in Africa.
14) I am a wolf
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A shelter dog believes she is a wolf and destined to live alone, until a young girl sees past her aggressive personality to make her part of their family pack.
15) Wolfie the bunny
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When her parents find a baby wolf on their doorstep and decide to raise him as their own, Dot is certain he will eat them all up, until a surprising encounter with a bear brings them closer together.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Maddie Baxter West is shaken to the core when she finds out everything she believed about her life was a lie. Her parents had always planned to tell her the truth about her past: that she was adopted as an embryo. But somehow the right moment never happened. Then a total stranger confronts Maddie with the truth and tells her something else that rocks her world - Maddie had a sister she never knew about. Betrayed, angry, and confused, Maddie leaves...
Author
Publisher
Mira
Physical Desc
337 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When teenager Allison Glenn is sent to prison for a heinous crime, she leaves behind her reputation as Linden Falls' golden girl forever. Her parents deny the existence of their once-perfect child. Her former friends exult her downfall. Her sister, Brynn, faces whispered rumors every day in the hallways of their small Iowa high school. It's Brynn--shy, quiet Brynn--who carries the burden of what really happened that night. All she wants is to forget...
18) Patches
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Charles and Lizzie discover a Beagle named Patches tied up in a garage all day, they decide to help make his life better.