Børn og unge: personlige og sociale emner: adoption

Are you curious? Do you love to learn? Well Ben and Belle are just like you! But they need a little help to understand how some families come together. Luckily, their wish is heard by two special Family Fairies who can make everything become clear. Join them on their voyage of discovery to see how all the puzzle pieces fit together.This second book from Rosemary Lucas continues to use the power of storytelling and rhyme to explain how families come together through adoption. It not only covers key stages of the process, but gently introduces some reasons why children are adopted. It inclusively covers different family make ups and welcomes a wider audience, not just adoptive families. The Family Puzzle is a book for all bookshelves.Recommended age: 3+

The third book in this magical series from best-selling author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson!

Edward is worried that his parents may get a divorce and finds two turtles he names Norbert and Sally. They all discover how important it is to listen and learn from each other and that it is okay to ask for help when things get hard.

Jamal lives in Brooklyn New York, in one of the historic brownstones, with his mother and older brother. Their father was killed in the Iraq war in a helicopter accident. They have this large, amazing mirror, that has been in the family for many years. Jamal's father before he died taught Jamal how to go to the mirror and speak positive and inspirational saying in the mirror because he believes life and death are in the power of the tongue. His father wanted to teach Jamal, that he wasn't alone, and that he was standing in front of powerful Americans and a strong community. The mirror is only a symbol of continued strength his father taught Jamal and his brother

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA USA TODAY BESTSELLERA NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER?A bone-chilling standalone . . . which fuses Shirley Jackson's gothic horror sensibilities with the warmth and dark whimsy of Neil Gaiman.??Publishers Weekly, starred review?Gripping worldbuilding, well-rounded characters, and fantastic horror.??Kirkus Reviews, starred review ?Unsettling and intriguing.??Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred reviewEverything casts a shadow. Even the world we live in. And as with every shadow, there is a place where it must touch. A seam, where the shadow meets its source.#1 New York Times?bestselling author V. E. Schwab weaves a dark and original tale about the place where the world meets its shadow, and the young woman beckoned by both sides. The Secret Garden meets Crimson Peak in this stand-alone novel perfect for readers of Holly Black and Neil Gaiman.Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for Girls, and all she has of her past is her mother's journal?which seems to unravel into madness. Then, a letter invites Olivia to come home to Gallant. Yet when Olivia arrives, no one is expecting her. But Olivia is not about to leave the first place that feels like home; it doesn't matter if her cousin Matthew is hostile, or if she sees half-formed ghouls haunting the hallways.Olivia knows that Gallant is hiding secrets, and she is determined to uncover them. When she crosses a ruined wall at just the right moment, Olivia finds herself in a place that is Gallant?but not. The manor is crumbling, the ghouls are solid, and a mysterious figure rules over all. Now Olivia sees what has unraveled generations of her family, and where her father may have come from.Olivia has always wanted to belong somewhere, but will she take her place as a Prior, protecting our world against the Master of the House? Or will she take her place beside him?New York Times?bestselling author V. E. Schwab crafts a vivid and lush novel that grapples with the demons that are often locked behind closed doors. An eerie, stand-alone saga about life, death, and the young woman beckoned by both. Readers of Neil Gaiman, Holly Black, Melissa Albert, and Garth Nix will quickly lose themselves in this novel with crossover appeal for all ages.

Before she decides whether to accept her stepfather's proposal of adoption, twelve-year-old Adela Ramâirez reaches out to her estranged biological father - who is in the midst of a career comeback as a luchador - and the eccentric extended family of wrestlers she has never met, bringing Adela closer to understanding the expansive definition of family.

"I've learned one thing for sure. A friend-or an enemy-is not always who we think they are. And it only took me twenty years to figure it out."When Coral, a neglected 12-year-old from a trailer park, meets Rosella, her eccentric, retired neighbor, an unlikely and heartwarming friendship ensues.But as Coral comes of age she discovers there is more to Rosella than meets the eye-and a past she is reluctant to discuss. Deep grief mingles with an even deeper sense of joy and peace in the older woman.It is a mystery that Coral is determined to unravel.

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the thrilling conclusion to Graci Kim's New York Times best-selling Gifted Clans trilogy–now in paperback!Riley Oh wasn’t born into her family. Instead, as she recently discovered, she tumbled down to the earth many years ago as the last fallen star. Riley Oh also wasn’t born to be a witch. Like, at all—even her status as a divine celestial being comes with zilch in the magical powers department.  And Riley Oh definitely wasn’t born to be a leader. But now the entire magical community thinks she and her soul-twin, Dahl, are meant to lead the world into the Age of the Final Eclipse (or whatever it is that the Haetae keeps saying they’re “destined” to do). Greeeat. But ever since Riley killed the Cave Bear Goddess, she’s been a bit pre-occupied with one thing: waiting for the goddess’s sisters to get their revenge. And it looks like her wait is finally over—because as witches from around the world prepare for war, it seems as though the goddesses are preparing for something much worse. Something that will lure Riley and her friends deep into the realm of the gods. Into a world of humongous, talking moon bunnies; life-or-death mini-golf competitions; and…magical gummy candies? And in order to save the world, Riley must do the one thing she was born to do: believe in herself.Endorsed by Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, soon to be a series on Disney+.

Groundhog Day meets Eighth Grade in this time-loop story set on the first day of school, from the critically acclaimed author of Candidly Cline.Vivian Lantz is cursed. Every year, terrible things happen on her first day of school. This year, Vivian has a plan to conquer eighth grade. But eighth grade? Turns out to start with her worst first day yet. Vivian can't wait to put it all behind her. But instead of waking up to a brand-new day, Vivian somehow gets stuck reliving her catastrophic one. Curse: 9,000 - Vivian: 0. Then she sees her misfortune for what it is: the golden opportunity to get her perfect plan back on track. But when her second chance turns into a third, a fourth, and a fifth, Vivian might have to let go of the perfect day of her dreams... and make a few surprising choices along the way. This delightfully awkward saga of first crushes, mean-girl drama, and unexpected magic is sure to please fans of Mark Oshiro, Lisa Jenn Bigelow, and Julie Murphy--and any reader who's ever been nervous about their first day of school.

When ten-year-old orphan Peter Augustus Duchene encounters a fortune teller in the marketplace one day and she tells him that his sister, who is presumed dead, is in fact alive, he embarks on a remarkable series of adventures as he desperately tries to find her.

One day Anastasia and her babysitter, ahem, we mean tutor, Tori, were about to read the first of her assigned 10 books. Suddenly, it occurred to Anastasia that there are times to read and times not to read. Tori, at the time a dedicated doctoral student, quickly grabbed a pen and paper and started transcribing (i.e., translating) Anastasia's thoughts, which is the inspiration for this heart felt, humorous, story.

Red may not know who her true family is, but she is determined to find out where she truly belongs.