Monday, November 14, 2016

Family Is What You Make It

November is National Adoption Month.  So today I am sharing books about those families that choose to be family -- books about adoption . . .

Bo at Ballard Creek by Kirkpatrick Hill
It's the 1920s, and Bo was headed for an Alaska orphanage when she won the hearts of two tough gold miners who set out to raise her, enthusiastically helped by all the kind people of the nearby Eskimo village.

The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher by Dana Levy
Relates the adventures of a family with two fathers, four adopted boys, and a variety of pets as they make their way through a school year, Kindergarten through sixth grade, and deal with a grumpy new neighbor.

Minion by John David Anderson
Michael Morn is a supervillain-in-training and the adoptive son of the brilliant criminal mastermind whose sense of right and wrong is thrown into question when a new superhero arrives in town.

Saffy's Angel by Hilary McKay
After learning that she was adopted, thirteen-year-old Saffron's relationship with her eccentric, artistic family changes, until they help her go back to Italy where she was born to find a special momento of her past.


More Stories About Adoption --
All the Broken Pieces by Ann Burg
As Simple as It Seems by Sarah Weeks
The Door by the Staircase by Katherine Marsh
Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Greenglass House by Kate Milford
Half a World Away by Cynthia Kadohata
The Imagination Box by Martyn Ford
Kimchi & Calamari by Rose Kent
Red Butterfly by A.L. Sonnichsen
Rory's Promise by Michaela MacCall
Trophy Kid, or, How I Was Adopted by the Rich and Famous by Steve Atinsky


Check these books out on display at the Arnold Branch through December 2, 2016.

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