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"From New York Times bestselling Joanna Ho, of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, and award-winning educator Liz Kleinrock comes a powerful companion picture book about adoption and family. A young girl who is a transracial adoptee learns to love her Asian eyes and finds familial connection and meaning through them, even though they look different from her parents'. Her family bond is deep and their connection is filled with love. She wonders about her...
3) I want a dog
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"A girl seeks her perfect pet at an unusual animal shelter"--
5) Just like me
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Julia, Becca, and Avery were adopted as babies from the same Chinese orphanage, but they're nothing alike - and now they're being sent off to summer camp to ''bond.'' From SLJ: ''Tween readers will find much to identify with in this charming and refreshingly wholesome coming-of-age story.''
8) Patches
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When Charles and Lizzie discover a Beagle named Patches tied up in a garage all day, they decide to help make his life better.
12) Shoe dog
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In order to stay in the warm and cozy home he has longed for, Shoe Dog must learn to stop chewing shoes.
13) Sparky
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Lizzie has competition as a foster puppy parent at Caring Paws! While volunteering, she meets Harper, who might know more about dogs than Lizzie does! But when Sparky, a tiny Chihuahua mix, arrives with an injured leg, the two girls will have to team up to find this sweet, strong puppy a perfect home.
14) Trouper
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Trooper, a three-legged dog, remembers his life as a stray, before he was adopted.
16) Operation Bunny
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"When Emily Vole inherits an abandoned shop, it is up to her to battle a fairy-snatching witch and get to the bottom of Operation Bunny"--Page 4 of cover.
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"Ellie has always wanted to go to a wedding, and her hopes finally come true when her cousin asks her to be a flower girl at her wedding. Then the Critter Club gets the cutest guest Ellie has ever seen: a little French bulldog. Ellie works hard to find a home for the puppy, but she's worried she won't be able to. Suddenly she has an idea that will guarantee that the puppy lives happily ever after!"--
18) I am a wolf
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"A dog who insists she is a wolf finds the perfect home with a young girl who sees past her prickly personality"--
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"In this heartwarming, wordless picture book that's perfect for dog lovers, a woman visits a park and discovers a pup hiding under a bench--scruffy, scared, and alone. With gentle coaxing, the woman tries to befriend the animal, but the dog is too scared to let her near. Day after day, the woman tries--and day after day, the dog runs away. With perseverance and patience--and help from an enticing tennis ball--a tentative friendship begins. But it's...