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"In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned -- from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principle is playing by the rules. Enter Mia Warren -- an enigmatic artist and single mother -- who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenaged daughter Pearl,...
2) Found
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Series
Missing volume 1
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
When thirteen-year-olds Jonah and Chip, who are both adopted, learn they were discovered on a plane that appeared out of nowhere, full of babies with no adults on board, they realize that they have uncovered a mystery involving time travel and two opposing forces, each trying to repair the fabric of time.
4) A mercy
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"In the 1680s the slave trade in the Americas is still in its infancy. Jacob Vaark is an Anglo-Dutch trader and adventurer, with a small holding in the harsh North. Despite his distaste for dealing in "flesh," he takes a small slave girl in part payment for a bad debt from a plantation owner in Catholic Maryland. This is Florens, who can read and write and might be useful on his farm. Rejected by her mother, Florens looks for love, first from Lina,...
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At Greenglass House, a smuggler's inn, twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers' adopted son, plans to spend his winter holidays relaxing but soon guests are arriving with strange stories about the house sending Milo and Meddy, the cook's daughter, on an adventure.
Publisher
New Video
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
In profiling Chinese adoptees in contemporary America, this deeply moving documentary illustrates that even the most specific of experiences can be universally relatable. These four American teens reveal a heartbreaking sense of self-awareness as they attempt to answer the uniquely human question, 'Who am I?'
10) Reunion
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Series
Redemption volume 5
Language
English
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A fresh new look for the best-selling series from Americas number-one inspirational novelist, Karen Kingsbury. Fans will enjoy a personal note from Karen and Gary Smalley as well as discussion questions for book group use. Revisit the Baxter family in all their life-changing events, or share the series with someone who hasnt discovered it yet. This touching story allows us to see into the lives of the Baxter family as Erin and Sam...
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Utah Valley State College
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
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"Created for the purpose of informing individuals in a very personal way about the adoption process. This media covers the various types of adoption, what to expect and focuses on the individuals who are involved." --container.
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Series
Publisher
Barron's Educational Series
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
Educates readers about adoption, including the variety of ways to make a family, the adoption process, and the importance of realizing that both the adoptive parents and the birth parents love their children.
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Publisher
NavPress
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The ultimate resource for families who adopt wounded children. Why don't our children return our love? What are we not understanding? What are we failing to do? These questions can trouble the minds of adoptive parents caring for wounded, traumatized children. Families often enter into the adoption experience with high expectations for themselves and their children but are quick to discover that these hopes are not realistic. This book addresses those...
19) Deadly deals
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Sisterhood volume 16
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English
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After years of trying to become pregnant without success, Rachel Dawson and her husband Thomas felt their dreams had finally come true the day they brought home their newly adopted twin babies. Though the lawyer Baron Bell who arranged for the surrogate mother charged a hefty six-figure fee, one glance into the eyes of their precious children told them it was all worth it. Until the birth mother reappeared, first demanding more money, then the twins...
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