Orphans & Foster Homes
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Where the River Begins
$8.99 Add to cartA confused and misguided youngster stays with a Christian family while his mother is institutionalized. The family helps him discover the source of the nearby river and the source of the Christian lif
- Series: Patricia St John
- Author: St John, Patricia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: June 01 1980
- ISBN10: 0802481248
- Language: English
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The Great Bear
$9.99 Read more“In this second book in the Narnia-inspired Indigenous middle-grade fantasy series, Eli and Morgan travel back to Misewa, only to realize they’ve travelled back farther than expected. At school, Eli i… [more below]
- Series: The Misewa Saga
- Author: Robertson, David A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 02 2022
- ISBN10: 0735266158
- Language: English
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Gossamer
$9.99 Add to cartFrom the two-time Newbery Medal-winning author of Number the Stars and The Giver comes a novel about how even the smallest of dreams can break through the darkest of nights.
Where do dreams come from?
- Author: Lowry, Lois
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 23 2024
- ISBN10: 0063315548
- Language: English
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Whistle-Stop West 2
$9.99 Add to cartNine-year-old Ethan Cooper has managed to keep his family together for a year in a Pennsylvania orphanage. Now he and his siblings are boarding a train headed west. He can’t help but worry: Mr. and Mr… [more below]
- Series: Beyond the Orphan Train #2
- Author: Richardson, Arleta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1434709566
- Language: English
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Anne of Green Gables
$18.99 Add to cartThe Cuthberts are in for a shock. They are expecting an orphan boy to help with the work at Green Gables – but a skinny red-haired girl turns up instead. Highly spirited Anne Shirley charms her way in… [more below]
- Series: Puffin Classics
- Author: Montgomery, L. M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: September 08 2011
- ISBN10: 0141334908
- Language: English
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Alabama Moon
$12.99 Add to cartIn this compelling, action-packed book, Watt Key gives us the thrilling coming-of-age story of the unique and extremely appealing Alabama Moon, the basis for the film of the same name starring Jimmy B
- Series: Alabama Moon #1
- Author: Key, Watt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 03 2010
- ISBN10: 0312644809
- Language: English
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The Secret Garden
$11.99 Add to cart‘The mystery element kept me turning the pages but it was the superb characterisation that made the story stay with me. It taught me that it’s never too late to remake yourself into someone better’ MA
- Series: Virago Modern Classics
- Author: Burnett, Frances Hodgson
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 05 2017
- ISBN10: 0349009651
- Language: English
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90 Miles to Havana
$9.99 Add to cart90 Miles to Havana is a 2011 Pura Belpr Honor Book for Narrative and a 2011 Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year.
When Julian’s parents make the heartbreaking decision to send him and his two- Author: Flores-Galbis, Enrique
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 18 2012
- ISBN10: 1250005590
- Language: English
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Dave at Night
$9.99 Add to cartIf nobody wants him, that’s fine.He’ll just take care of himself.
When his father dies, Dave knows nothing will ever be thesame. And then it happens. Dave lands in an orphanage–the cold and strict Heb
- Author: Levine, Gail Carson
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 15 2006
- ISBN10: 0064407470
- Language: English
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Miss Maple’s Seeds
$8.99 Add to cartThis stunning New York Times Bestseller introduces the kind, nature-loving Miss Maple, who celebrates the miracle in each seed–perfect for fans of Miss Rumphius!
What happens to seeds that don’t spro- Author: Wheeler, Eliza
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 18 2017
- ISBN10: 0425288897
- Language: English
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The Painter’s Butterfly
$14.95 Add to cartA young foster child discovers a magic easel that brings paintings to life and learns the true meaning of family and home.
What if art could come alive and guide you home? Twelve-year-old foster chil- Author: Weber, Rebecca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1951122461
- Language: English
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All of the Above
$8.99 Add to cartBased on a true story, All of the Above is the delightful and suspenseful story of four inner city students and their quest to build the world’s largest tetrahedron. Weaving together the different per… [more below]
- Author: Pearsall, Shelley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0316115266
- Language: English
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Gossamer
$7.99 Read moreFrom the two-time Newbery Award winning author of Number the Stars and The Giver, comes a novel about how even the smallest of dreams can break through the darkest of nights.
Littlest One is a tiny- Author: Lowry, Lois
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 08 2008
- ISBN10: 0385734166
- Language: English
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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
$7.99 Add to cartWhen Rebecca Rowena Randall goes to live with her spinster aunts in Riverboro, Rebecca’s aunts find her to be more of a handful than they bargained for. But even more surprising than the transition of… [more below]
- Series: Aladdin Classics
- Author: Wiggin, Kate Douglas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0689860013
- Language: English
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The Pinballs
$8.99 Add to cartFrom Newbery-winning author Betsy Byars comes a story full of “poignancy, perception, and humor” (The Chicago Tribune), about three foster kids who learn what it takes to make a family.
You can’t alw
- Series: Apple Paperbacks
- Author: Byars, Betsy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 10 2004
- ISBN10: 0064401987
- Language: English
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Crunch
$8.99 Add to cartIt took real faith and courage to get Bethany back on a surfboard after losing her arm to a shark. The Soul Surfer fiction series is based on the life of surfer star Bethany Hamilton, as she and her f
- Series: Faithgirlz / Soul Surfer #4
- Author: Bundschuh, Rick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: May 06 2014
- ISBN10: 031074539X
- Language: English
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Dancing Shoes
$8.99 Add to cartA beautiful gift edition of the beloved classic about two orphan sisters and their newfound love of theater and dance.
After losing their mother, Rachel and her adopted sister Hilary move in with th… [more below]- Series: Shoe Books
- Author: Streatfeild, Noel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 05 1994
- ISBN10: 0679854282
- Language: English
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Looking for Home
$9.99 Read moreWith his mother dead, his father gone, and his older brothers and sisters unable to help, eight-year-old Ethan Cooper knows it’s his responsibility to keep him and his younger siblings together–even … [more below]
- Series: Beyond the Orphan Train #1
- Author: Richardson, Arleta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1434709558
- Language: English
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No Way Out (Shadow House, Book 3): Volume 3
$12.99 Read moreThe third installment in the exciting Shadow House series that invites you to step inside the ghost story
Shadow House always wins . . .Poppy, Dash, Azumi, and Dylan may have made it out of Shadow Hou… [more below]
- Series: Shadow House #3
- Author: Poblocki, Dan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 29 2017
- ISBN10: 0545925525
- Language: English
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A List of Cages
$15.99 Read moreThis “gripping and moving” story of two foster brothers sharply examines the impact of loss, grief, and abuse (Emma Donohgue, bestselling author of Room) — and celebrates the power of friendship. Whe… [more below]
- Author: Roe, Robin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 05 2017
- ISBN10: 1484776402
- Language: English
