abandoned children

The story of a twelve-year-old girl named Nat, who both loves and hates a mother that abandoned her when she was a baby, and who her father will not talk about. Nat's journey of self-discovery is aided by her friends, famous actor father, and a chance encounter with a whale as she learns the true meaning of family.

Thirteen-year-old Boli lives in a small pueblo near Mexico City that is ravaged by the drug trade. When his parents go missing, Boli convinces a former masked wrestler to help him find his parents. Their quest is marked with tragedy, acceptance, and hope.

Abandoned as a baby and raised by a kind pastor in the small town of Haven, Lena Scott, whose true name is Abra, has become a star in Hollywood, 1957. Her mysterious beginnings lead her to make sacrifices for fame and career, and when a silver-tongued charmer sets his eyes on her she may realize too late the terrible price of fame.

Kelly Stroud was found as a baby outside a school in China. She is adopted and raised in America, but one day, when her father leaves and never comes back, Kelly embarks with her mother on a journey back to China in search of her cultural heritage.

As she struggles to recover and survive, seventeen-year-old homeless Charlotte "Charlie" Davis cuts herself to dull the pain of abandonment and abuse.

Fifty-five-year-old Julius Harris, diagnosed with terminal cancer, vows to use the time he has left to reconcile with the three sons he walked out on twenty years before, but his children, now grown men, are not quite sure they are ready to forgive and forget.

"Gertie is a girl on a mission to be the best fifth grader ever in order to show her estranged mother that Gertie doesn't need her--not one bit!"--Provided by publisher.

As she struggles to recover and survive, seventeen-year-old homeless Charlotte "Charlie" Davis cuts herself to dull the pain of abandonment and abuse.

Twelve-year-old Jaden, an emotionally damaged adopted boy fascinated by electricity, feels a connection to a small, weak toddler with special needs in Kazakhstan, where Jaden's family is trying to adopt a "normal" baby.

Fifteen-year-old Jenn McDaniels's life on Whidbey Island becomes more complicated and her relationships with old and new friends take strange turns, partly due to the arrival of a woman researching a strange black seal.