adoption

Flora and Ruby anxiously await the arrival of their first cousin--a baby who is being adopted by their aunt Allie around the Thanksgiving holiday.

Having reached the mature age of eleven in the tiny California town of Hard Pan (population 43), Lucky discovers that there is still much to learn about friendship, parental trust, and the Milky Way galaxy.

Sarah, convinced that she is adopted, runs away from the Bear Family Theater to find her "real parents.".

Determined to be a good big sister, Rex starts spending all her time with the baby her family has adopted, making her neighbor Pinky fear that he has lost her friendship.

Explores current issues regarding adoption with expert opinions in a pro/con format.

Since his much-publicized adoption at age three by American movie stars, thirteen-year-old Josef's carefully scripted public life has hidden the isolation he feels at home, but writing a book with a ghostwriter reveals much about his adoptive family and the one he lost during the war in Croatia.

After nearly drowning despite being a good swimmer, fifteen-year-old Emily visits a therapist and discovers memories that belong to a past life.

While at St. John National Park in the Virgin Islands for a seminar on coral reefs, the Landons help a wealthy thirteen-year-old to find his birth mother, who he believes is in danger.

Caitlin finds out that bringing her adopted Korean brother's eleven-year-old sister into their home requires patience and understanding, but gradually they become a real family.

Seventeen-year-old Natalie, a girl who seems to have everything, goes in pursuit of her real mother.