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• Gallant

  Schwab, Victoria

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  Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for girls, and all she has of her past is her mother's journal--which seems to unravel into madness. Then, a letter invites Olivia to come home--to Gallant. Yet when Olivia arrives, no one is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Boy You Always Wanted

  Quach, Michelle,

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  Francine loves her grandfather, but their time together is running out. He has one final wish: to see a male heir carry on the family traditions. Francine knows his ideas are outdated, but she would do anything for him. Her solution? Ask…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Orphan Monster Spy

  Killeen, Matt

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  Germany, 1939. After her mother is shot at a checkpoint, fifteen-year-old Sarah, finds herself on the run from a government that wants to see her, along with every other Jew, dead. Then she meets a mysterious man who needs Sarah to pull…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Book Thief

  Zusak, Markus

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  Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Love, Jacaranda

  Flinn, Alex,

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  As a foster kid, Jacaranda has learned the hard way that the less she talks about her mother and why she's in jail, the better. But when a video of Jacaranda singing goes viral, a mysterious benefactor offers her a life-changing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The How & the Why

  Hand, Cynthia

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  Cassandra McMurtrey has the best parents a girl could ask for; they've given Cass a life she wouldn't trade for the world. She has everything she needs--but she has questions, too. Like, to know who she is. Where she came from. Questions…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When We Become Ours

  A Ya Adoptee Anthology

  Gibney, Shannon/ Chung, Nicole/ Lockington, Mariama/ Ireland, Meredith/ Oshiro, Mark

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  Written by adoptees for adoptees, this anthology of 15 powerful, poignant and evocative stories in a variety of genres reflects the complexity, breadth and depth of the adoptee experience.

• The Inexplicable Logic of My Life

  a Novel

  Sáenz, Benjamin Alire

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  Sal used to know his place with his adoptive gay father, their loving Mexican American family, and his best friend, Samantha. But it's senior year, and suddenly Sal is throwing punches, questioning everything, and realizing he no longer…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Far from the Tree

  Benway, Robin

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  Grace, adopted at birth, is raised as an only child. At sixteen she's just put her own baby up for adoption, and now is looking for her biological family. She discovers Maya, her loudmouthed younger bio twin sister who was also adopted ;…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What I Carry

  Longo, Jennifer

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  Growing up in foster care, Muir has lived in many houses. And if she's learned one thing, it is to Pack. Light. Carry only what fits in a suitcase. Toothbrush? Yes. Socks? Yes. Emotional attachment to friends? foster families? a boyfriend?…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Orbiting Jupiter

  Schmidt, Gary D.

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  Jack, 12, tells the gripping story of Joseph, 14, who joins his family as a foster child. Damaged in prison, Joseph wants nothing more than to find his baby daughter, Jupiter, whom he has never seen. When Joseph has begun to believe he'll…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Life With The Walter Boys

  Novak, Ali

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  Devastated when her parents are killed in a car accident, sixteen-year old Jackie moves from New York City to Colorado to live with her mother's best friend, who has twelve children, including two boys who start to show an interest in…Read moreRead more of this annotation