The members of the Sisterhood take on a deceitful lawyer who has created a highly successful illegal baby selling ring, risking everything to dispense their own unique brand of justice and reunite the devastated parents with their children.
the facts, feelings, and issues of a double heritage
DuPrau, Jeanne
1981
Discusses the legal and emotional aspects of the adoption process and examines the current movement for giving the adoptee free access to the records concerning his or her origin.
Examines the problems of illegal adoption and surrogate motherhood and the tragedies which often result from them. Offers solutions to the ethical and legal dilemmas caused by this form of commerce.
The death of Leah's beloved older brother, and her parents' reactions to the tragedy, raise questions for Leah about the meaning of family and about her place in her own.
Told from their own viewpoints, seventeen-year-old Jill, in grief over the loss of her father, and Mandy, nearly nineteen, are thrown together when Jill's mother agrees to adopt Mandy's unborn child but nothing turns out as they had anticipated.
Davey is dubious about having a new adopted brother from Korea, but when he finds out that his parents still love him, he decides that having a baby brother will be fine.
Nick Crandall's new foster parents are both professors who know nothing about sports, and his new teammates feel he is too young to play varsity baseball; but Nick is out to prove that he belongs not only to his team, but to his parents as well.
