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A kid who considers himself an epic fail discovers the transformative power of love when he deals with adoption in this novel from Cynthia Kadohata, winner of the Newbery Medal (Kira-Kira) and the National Book Award (The Thing About Luck).
Eleven-year-old Jaden is adopted, and he knows he’s an “epic fail.” That’s why his family is traveling to Kazakhstan to adopt a new baby—to replace him, he’s sure. And he gets it. He is incapable of stopping his stealing, hoarding, lighting fires, aggress...
Eleven-year-old Jaden is adopted, and he knows he’s an “epic fail.” That’s why his family is traveling to Kazakhstan to adopt a new baby—to replace him, he’s sure. And he gets it. He is incapable of stopping his stealing, hoarding, lighting fires, aggress...
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7 Middle Grade Books About Adoptive Families
During the holidays, we’re immersed with images and stories of food and family. But not every family is bound together by genealogy. Instead, family is that group of people bound together by their flaws, their struggles, their celebrations, and their joys. Here are seven middle grade novels featuring foster care and adopted characters. What books […]
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