Orphans & Foster Homes
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Classic Starts(r) the Secret Garden
$9.99 Read moreWhen the newly orphaned Mary Lennox leaves her native India and arrives at her uncle’s mansion in Yorkshire, everything seems strange to her. Then Mary hears of a mysterious, neglected garden. With th… [more below]
- Series: Classic Starts(r)
- Author: Burnett, Frances Hodgson
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1454945397
- Language: English
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Goth Girl, Queen of the Universe
$14.99 Add to cartBounced between foster homes since the age of seven, Jessica knows better than to set down roots. Most of the kids at her new Michigan high school think she’s a witch anyway (because, you know, goth)…. [more below]
- Author: Zrull, Lindsay S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: July 19 2022
- ISBN10: 1635830788
- Language: English
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Ballet Shoes
$8.99 Add to cartThree orphan girls. A pair of pink slippers. A lifetime in the spotlight. Read the classic that has captivated generations!
Pauline, Petrova, and Posy love their quiet life together. They are orphans- Series: Shoe Books
- Author: Streatfeild, Noel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 23 1993
- ISBN10: 0679847596
- Language: English
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Hockey Night in Kenya
$9.95 Read more★ “This simple story of discovery, sport, and friendship is filled with likable characters and innocently joyful moments…Delightful.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Kenyan orphans, Kitoo and- Series: Orca Echoes
- Author: Mutinda, Danson
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: October 13 2020
- ISBN10: 1459823613
- Language: English
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Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hypnotism
$10.99 Add to cartWelcome to the Wonderful World of Hypnotism
Molly Moon is no ordinary orphan. When she finds a mysterious old book on hypnotism, she discovers she can make people do whatever she wants. But a sinister
- Series: Molly Moon #1
- Author: Byng, Georgia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 371
- Publish Date: April 13 2004
- ISBN10: 0060514094
- Language: English
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Jellicoe Road
$11.99 Add to cartWinner of the Michael L. Printz Award * ALA Best Book for Young Adults * Kirkus Best Book
Jellicoe Road is a dazzling tale that is part love story, part family drama, and part coming-of-age novel. Desc
- Author: Marchetta, Melina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: March 09 2010
- ISBN10: 61431850
- Language: English
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Emmett and Jez
$6.99 Add to cartFrom New York Times bestselling author Hannah Shaw–also known as Kitten Lady–comes the first book in an exciting and heartwarming new chapter book series following kittens and other baby animals in … [more below]
- Series: Adventures in Fosterland
- Author: Shaw, Hannah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 07 2022
- ISBN10: 1665901187
- Language: English
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The Orphan of Ellis Island: A Time-Travel Adventure
$8.99 Read moreAn exciting time-travel adventure to Italy in 1908!
One day, on a class trip to Ellis Island, Dominic Cantori faces his worst fantsty–a tour guide asks the children about their families. But Dominic i… [more below]
- Series: Time Travel Adventures
- Author: Woodruff, Elvira
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0590482467
- Language: English
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Three Times Lucky
$9.99 Add to cartA Newbery Honor Book
“An irresistible Southern narrator–a literary descendant of Scout Finch of To Kill a Mockingbird.” —Newsday Rising sixth grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in the small town of Tupe- Series: Mo & Dale Mysteries
- Author: Turnage, Sheila
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: December 31 2013
- ISBN10: 0142426059
- Language: English
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Listening for Lions
$9.99 Add to cartA critically acclaimed historical novel “that roars” (Kliatt), from the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Homeless Bird.
Africa is the only home Rachel Sheridan has ever known. But when
- Author: Whelan, Gloria
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 10 2006
- ISBN10: 006058176X
- Language: English
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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
$7.99 Add to cartWicked wolves and a grim governess threaten Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia when Bonnie’s parents leave Willoughby Chase for a sea voyage. Left in the care of the cruel Miss Slighcarp, the girls can hard
- Series: Wolves Chronicles (Paperback)
- Author: Aiken, Joan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 181
- Publish Date: October 01 1987
- ISBN10: 0440496039
- Language: English
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Merry Christmas, Anne
$17.99 Read moreA heartwarming holiday picture book inspired by L.M. Montgomery’s beloved classic Anne of Green Gables.
It’s Christmas in Avonlea, and Anne is thankful for so many things: feathery frosts and silvery- Series: Anne of Green Gables
- Author: George, Kallie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 05 2021
- ISBN10: 0735267189
- Language: English
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Hopeless in Hope
$16.95 Add to cartWe live in a hopeless old house on an almost-deserted dead-end street in a middle-of-nowhere town named Hope. This is the oldest part of Hope; eventually it will all be torn down and rebuilt into perf
- Author: John-Kehewin, Wanda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: September 5, 2023
- ISBN10: 1774920832
- Language: English
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Locomotion
$8.99 Add to cartFinalist for the National Book Award
When Lonnie was seven years old, his parents died in a fire. Now he’s eleven, and he still misses them terribly. And he misses his little sister, Lili, who was put- Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 7, 2010
- ISBN10: 0142415529
- Language: English
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Home for a While
$16.99 Add to cart“Ultimately, the book is as much a model for foster parents as it is a story to provide validation of foster children’s experiences… Gentle and wise–especially as a read for foster parents.” –Kirk… [more below]
- Author: Kerstein, Lauren
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1433831872
- Language: English
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Hattie Big Sky
$8.99 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – NEWBERY HONOR AWARD WINNER
A classic YA novel about a teenage girl searching for a sense of home and family that celebrates the true spirit of independence on the American- Series: Hattie
- Author: Larson, Kirby
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: December 23 2008
- ISBN10: 0385735952
- Language: English
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The Secret Garden
$9.99 Read moreNew friendships and new beginnings abound in The Secret Garden, now available as an unabridged paperback edition for today’s young readers.
When Mary Lennox begins living with her uncle in the Englis
- Series: Children’s Signature Classics
- Author: Burnett, Frances Hodgson
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1454951184
- Language: English
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The Secrets of Winterhouse
$10.99 Add to cartBookish puzzles, phantom mysteries, and evil curses await as Elizabeth returns to investigate The Secrets of Winterhouse in Book 2 of Ben Guterson and Chloe Bristol’s illustrated, magical series.
Back- Series: Winterhouse #2
- Author: Guterson, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: December 31 2019
- ISBN10: 1250233526
- Language: English
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Louisiana’s Way Home
$8.99 Add to cart“Louisiana, with her quick, insightful takes on everyone she meets, grabbed readers’ hearts in Raymie Nightingale, and in this book she isn’t about to let go.” — The New York Times Book Review
When L- Author: DiCamillo, Kate
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 24 2020
- ISBN10: 1536207993
- Language: English
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The Carnivorous Carnival
$15.99 Add to cartNOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
Everybody loves a carnival Who can fail to delight in the colourful people, the unworldly spectacle, the fabulous freaks?
A carnival is a place for good family fun–as lon
- Series: A Unfortunate Events #9
- Author: Snicket, Lemony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 286
- Publish Date: October 29 2002
- ISBN10: 0064410129
- Language: English
