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Unmapped chronicles volume 4
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"In this final adventure in the Unmapped Kingdoms, a young orphan rises up to stop the evil harpy Morg once and for all"--
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
259 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Ten-year-old Della can rely on her older sister, Suki, for anything, but when Suki attempts suicide, Della must seek help and speak out about the sexual abuse they've both suffered at the hands of their mother's boyfriend"-- Provided by publisher.
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Series
Princess Private Eye volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
307 pages : 22 cm
Description
Twelve-year-old Gen, a foster child living in New York, discovers she is a long-lost princess of the Kingdom of Raldonia, and must solve the mystery behind a threat to the crown.
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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360 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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When eleven-year-old foster kid Mo finds a handmade cookbook filled with someone else's family recipes, she collects the stories behind them and builds a website to share them, secretly hoping a long-lost relative will find her and give her a family recipe all her own.
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Pub. Date
2019.
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295 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
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Ten-year-old Aniyah and her little brother Noah find themselves living in foster care after the sudden disappearance of their mom, but with her life in disarray, Aniyah knows just one thing for sure--her mom is not gone forever.
10) City spies
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Series
City spies volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Sara Martinez is a hacker. She recently broke into the New York City juvenile justice system to expose her foster parents as cheats and lawbreakers. However, instead of being hailed as a hero, she finds herself facing years in a juvenile detention facility and banned from using computers. Enter Mother, a British spy who not only gets Sara released from jail but also offers her a chance to make a home for herself within a secret team of MI6 agents....
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"Tender and illuminating. A beautiful debut." —Rebecca Stead, Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Reach Me
A heartrending and hopeful debut novel about a nonverbal girl and her passion for space exploration, for fans of See You in the Cosmos, Mockingbird, and The Thing About Jellyfish.
Twelve-year-old Nova is eagerly awaiting the launch of the space shuttle Challenger—it's the first time a teacher...
A heartrending and hopeful debut novel about a nonverbal girl and her passion for space exploration, for fans of See You in the Cosmos, Mockingbird, and The Thing About Jellyfish.
Twelve-year-old Nova is eagerly awaiting the launch of the space shuttle Challenger—it's the first time a teacher...
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"While living with her latest set of foster parents, Ashley Rayburn mistakenly applies some found body paints which give her a wide range of special powers, but soon the military discovers what happened to their secret weapon and this puts Ashley and her newfound family and friends in danger."--Provided by publisher.
14) Otto and Pio
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
66 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Description
Otto the squirrel reluctantly becomes a foster parent when a strange, furry creature hatches outside his home, saying nothing but "Pio" and growing very, very quickly.
15) Snow foal
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Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
282 pages ; 25 cm
Description
When eleven-year-old Addie goes to stay with a foster-care family on a remote Exmoor farm in the midst of a very cold winter, she is full of hurt, anger and a deep mistrust of everyone around her. Until one day, when she rescues a tiny wild foal from the moorland snow and Addie discovers that perhaps she's not so alone after all. And as adventure and unexpected friendship blossom, Addie is determined that both of them will know what is to be home...
16) Hideout
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
311 pages ; 22 cm
Description
When a Mississippi policeman gives Sam a fishing boat, he uses the boat to disappear for hours at time. Exploring the swampy surroundings of his bayou home, Sam finds a boy living on his own in the wilderness. Davey gives evasive explanation as to why he's on his own, and Sam makes efforts to help him. But this leads him to telling small lies that only get bigger as the danger increases for both boys and hidden truths become harder to conceal.
17) What I carry
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
322 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"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? Nope! There's no room for any additional baggage. Muir has just one year left before she ages out of the system. One year before she's free. One year to avoid anything--or anyone--that could get in her way. Then...
18) Just like a mama
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cm
Description
Carol Olivia Clementine lives with Mama Rose. Mama Rose is tender and sweet. She is also as stern and demanding as any good parent should be. Though Carol Olivia misses her mother and father, Mama Rose becomes her "home." And Carol Olivia concludes that she loves her "just like a mama.
19) Strays like us
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
313 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Twelve-year-old Fred (never Winifred) is being fostered by the eccentric but kind Margery Dawson while her mother is dealing with addiction problems, and mostly Fred is determined not to form any attachments to anybody--until the condition of Toby, the abused dog next door, captures first her attention and then her heart, and somehow it becomes increasingly difficult to stay detached from the people who are helping her.
20) Scarlet ibis
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
273 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Description
"When a fire leaves twelve-year-old Scarlet in a different foster home than her autistic little brother, she does everything she can to find her way back to him--even if it means sacrificing a better life for herself"--
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