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Bear, Otter, and the Kid by T.J. KluneFaith & Fidelity by Tere MichaelsOne Small Thing by Piper VaughnDuty & Devotion by Tere MichaelsWho We Are by T.J. Klune
Best Gay Books Dealing With Children
583 books — 672 voters
Worth the Fall by Claudia ConnorTru Blue by Melissa FosterBe My Hero by Linda KageRoom for You by Beth EhemannLaw Man by Kristen Ashley
Best Surrogate Fathers in Romance
182 books — 425 voters

Another Place at the Table by Kathy HarrisonThe Girls Who Went Away by Ann FesslerThree Little Words by Ashley Rhodes-CourterThe Connected Child by Karyn PurvisThe Brightness of Stars by Lisa Cherry
Non-Fiction Books about Adoption/Foster Care
490 books — 286 voters
Someone Like You by Sarah DessenBoys Don't Cry by Malorie BlackmanAfter by Amy EfawCrank by Ellen HopkinsJumping Off Swings by Jo Knowles
Teen Pregnancy
359 books — 280 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëHeidi by Johanna Spyri
Best Fiction about Adoption
328 books — 222 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakOne for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly HuntAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryWhite Oleander by Janet FitchThree Little Words by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Kids in Foster Care
391 books — 174 voters

Who Colored the Leaves? by Robert D DeanThe Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton JusterThe Case for Loving by Selina AlkoBlackout by John RoccoBraided Love by Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Children's Books Depicting Multiracial Families
287 books — 104 voters
And Tango Makes Three by Justin RichardsonMy Uncle's Wedding by Eric RossKing & King by Linda de HaanI Love You Like Crazy Cakes by Rose A. LewisUncle Bobby's Wedding by Sarah S. Brannen
Alternative Families in Children's Literature
159 books — 85 voters

Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis MajorsA Forest of Doors by L.A. MuseAdopted for Life by Russell D. MooreA Long Way Gone by Ishmael BeahPassport through Darkness by Kimberly L. Smith
Best Books About Orphan Care & Adoption
125 books — 78 voters
Uprooted by Peter J. BoniDelly Duck by Holly MarlowVoices Unheard by Lisa Coppola LMHCAdoption Is a Lifelong Journey by Kelly DiBenedettoAdopting a Little Brother or Sister by Holly Marlow
Adoption Books
20 books — 49 voters

In Our Mothers' House by Patricia PolaccoHome at Last by Vera B. WilliamsWe Belong Together by Todd ParrA Mother for Choco by Keiko KaszaMy New Mom & Me by Renata Galindo
Adoption and Foster Care Picture Books
128 books — 43 voters
Uprooted by Peter J. BoniAccidental Sisters by Katherine Linn CaireBattle Cry by Jordyn GlaserKisses from Katie by Katie Davis MajorsFixing the Fates by Diane Dewey
Best Memoirs About Adoption
43 books — 42 voters

Uprooted by Peter J. BoniI Remember Them by Juanita Campbell RogersTen Thousand Sorrows by Elizabeth KimSecrets, Spies and Spotted Dogs by Jane EalesHome Before Night by Hugh Leonard
Adopted Children Memoirs
12 books — 40 voters
Born in Shame by Nora RobertsNine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLeanIn Bed with the Devil by Lorraine HeathSomebody's Daughter by Rebecca WintersMy Name Is Rachel by Lorna Peel
Family Search: Romances in Which Hero or Heroine is Searching for Family Due to Adoption, Abduction, or Question of Identity
171 books — 38 voters

Uprooted by Peter J. BoniThe Laura Line by Crystal AllenThe Counterfeit Family Tree of Vee Crawford-Wong by L. Tam HollandDawn and the Impossible Three by Ann M. MartinThe Year the Maps Changed by Danielle Binks
Family Trees in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
20 books — 37 voters
Uprooted by Peter J. BoniWhen Love Is Not Enough by Nancy L. ThomasStand Alone by P.D. WorkmanDetachment by Maurice MierauSearched the World Over for Elie by Sherilyn Olsen
Attachment Disorder
14 books — 36 voters

Braided Love by Jo Elizabeth PintoAdoption Is a Lifelong Journey by Kelly DiBenedettoDelly Duck by Holly MarlowI Don't Have Your Eyes by Carrie A. KitzePablo's Tree by Pat Mora
Adoption Books for Kiddos
41 books — 34 voters
Uprooted by Peter J. BoniIn The Veins by Brighid RowanThe Seven Sisters by Lucinda RileyMystic Masquerade by Valerie NaimanArt Therapy Workbook by Rahel Bruegger
Finding the way back to original family
9 books — 34 voters

Worth the Fall by Claudia ConnorTru Blue by Melissa FosterA Home for Lily by Elizabeth KellyTo Hate Adam Connor by Ella MaiseOne Percent of You by Michelle Gross
Don't Forget the Kids
88 books — 34 voters
Adoption Is a Lifelong Journey by Kelly DiBenedettoWhen We Become Ours by Shannon GibneyDelly Duck by Holly MarlowVoices Unheard by Lisa Coppola LMHCThe Primal Wound by Nancy Verrier
Essential Adoption Reading
49 books — 32 voters

Uprooted by Peter J. BoniThrough the Eyes of a Foster Child by Daryl BroughamMy Forever Family by Nicky BrookesLies of the Dead by Shauna BickleyLittle Truff by Ann Russell
Through the Eyes of a Foster Child: My Childhood in Over 30 New Zealand Homes
5 books — 32 voters
Uprooted by Peter J. BoniMommy Who Is Miss Amy by J.D. QuarlesSurrogate Sister by Eve BuntingMommy, Who Is Miss Becky? by J.D. QuarlesDaddy, What Is An Embryo? by J.D. Quarles
Best Surrogacy Books For Kids
5 books — 32 voters

Uprooted by Peter J. BoniDer Junge, der wie ein Hund gehalten wurde by Bruce D. PerryDie neue Elternschule by Margot SunderlandDisziplin ohne Drama by Daniel J. SiegelVerkörperter Schrecken. Traumaspuren im Gehirn, Geist und Kör... by Bessel van der Kolk
Sach Bücher über Adoption (deutsch)
5 books — 30 voters
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddMary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn MeyerCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareTill We Have Faces by C.S. LewisAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
Bad Dads
135 books — 27 voters

The Destiny of Sunshine Ranch by T.M. GaouetteDelly Duck by Holly Marlow3 Things to Forget by Cynthia T. ToneyAdopting a Little Brother or Sister by Holly MarlowSo You've Adopted a Sibling by Holly Marlow
Children's/YA Fiction about Foster Care, Guardianship or Adoption
48 books — 19 voters
Good Omens by Terry PratchettThe Moorchild by Eloise Jarvis McGrawPudd'nhead Wilson by Mark TwainMagyk by Angie SageSomeone Else's Life by Katie Dale
Switched at Birth
59 books — 17 voters

Delly Duck by Holly MarlowAdoption Is a Lifelong Journey by Kelly DiBenedettoDeep Listening by Emily KasrielAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryAdopting a Little Brother or Sister by Holly Marlow
Helping a child with adoption
56 books — 16 voters
My Name Is Rachel by Lorna PeelWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensFamily Likeness by Caitlin DaviesBack From the Brink by Paul McGrathThe Shoebox Kid by Judith Lawrence Outten
Children abandoned by or separated from Birth Parents
26 books — 15 voters

Delly Duck by Holly MarlowDeep Listening by Emily KasrielAdopting a Little Brother or Sister by Holly MarlowSo You've Adopted a Sibling by Holly MarlowCreating Loving Attachments by Kim S. Golding
Therapeutic Parenting
15 books — 8 voters
The Cider House Rules by John IrvingTwo Truths and a Lie by Sara ShepardVampalicious! by Sienna MercerHero by Mike LupicaNova by Rebecca Yarros
The Biological Adoption Twist
10 books — 3 voters

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