Three Little Words: A Memoir

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Three Little Words: A MemoirThree Little Words: A Memoir
"Sunshine, you're my baby and I'm your only mother. You must mind the one taking care of you, but she's not your mama." Ashley Rhodes-Courter spent nine years of her life in fourteen different foster homes, living by those words. As her mother spirals out of control, Ashley is left clinging to an unpredictable, dissolving relationship, all... More

Who Am I?: And Other Questions of Adopted Kids (Plugged In)

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Who Am I?: And Other Questions of Adopted Kids (Plugged In)Who Am I?: And Other Questions of Adopted Kids (Plugged In)
When neither picture books nor adult guides are of help, this latest Plugged In book speaks confidently to preteens and teens seeking answers to their questions about being adopted. Why am I so different from my family? Why did my biological mother give me up? Should I search for my birth parents?... More

Returnable Girl

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Returnable GirlReturnable Girl
"A powerful rage came over me and before I knew it, I was throwing things around my room. Everything! All of the things that Alison had given me. . . . But that wasn’t enough, and more than that, it wasn’t working. I realized I needed to do something REALLY BIG this time."Abandoned. That’s how Ronnie Hartman feels after her mother... More

Second Best (Life at Sixteen Series #4)

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Second Best (Life at Sixteen Series #4)Second Best (Life at Sixteen Series #4)
Meeting her birth mother for the first time, adopted teen Tessa is shocked to discover that she has an identical twin sister, who, to Tessa's disappointment, is spoiled and moody and who drinks too much. Original."... More

Saffy’s Angel

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Saffy's AngelSaffy's Angel
After Saffron Casson discovers that she's adopted, life is never quite the same again. Her artistic parents and doting siblings adore her, but Saffy wants a piece of her past. So when her grandfather bequests a stone angel to her, Saffy knows she has to find it. Realising that her childhood in Siena holds the key, she secretly stows away on a car trip to Siena, with her new friend, Sarah.... More

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