Orphans & Foster Homes

Davy David, an orphan, lives by his wits in the dead-end town of Brownvale. When a stray dog called George turns Davy's life upside down just days before Christmas, he sets in motion a chain of events which forces them to flee. A mischievous wind blows...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781665925556Author Hannah ShawFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint AladdinPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 127gDimensions(mm) 194mm * 130mm * 18mm

When Angel moves to a new school after the death of her parents, she isn't interested in making friends. Until she meets Bavar - a strange boy, tall, awkward and desperate to remain unseen, but who seems to have a kind of magic about him. Everyone and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735267343Author Kallie GeorgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Prentice Hall Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Bookseller's Choice (Middle Readers) 1999 and Nevada Young Readers' Award (Young Readers) 2000 and Colorado Blue Spruce Award 2001 and Sasquatch Award 2000 and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062386175Author Katherine PatersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm)...

A Safe Place for Caleb is a comprehensive and richly illustrated resource for individuals of all ages who are dealing with attachment problems. Parents, professionals, and lay people will find this book helpful in understanding and addressing attachment...

A is for Always. With your hand in mine, Adoption's a gift that will last for all time. With gentle rhymes and lovely illustrations, A Is for Always celebrates the joy and love of adoption from A to Z. With B for birth parents, Q for questions, and U for...

Reads like a modern classic. Sharp, funny, original - I thought this was brilliant' - Sam Copeland, author of the bestselling Charlie Changes into a Chicken 'What a FEAST! A funny and (bone) cracking good read' - Michelle Harrison, bestselling...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Chocolate Lily Award 2023.Book InformationISBN 9780735267350Author Kallie GeorgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Prentice...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593302187Author Lois LowryFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)Publisher Random House USA...

An enchanting and magical story of kindness, from the highly regarded creator of Blue Kangaroo. When Bella opens her front door and finds an other-wordly, little stranger on the doorstep, her life changes forever! Cold, hungry and lost, the...

It's not always easy being Death: a witty and gloriously gothic tale of friendship and discovery from bestselling Jenni Spangler. Twelve-year-old Valentine Crow has lived his entire life at the Foundling Hospital. Now, he and his best friend Philomena...

The story of a Queendom set in an alternate India. A debut rich in fantasy, friendship and faith, and an original middle grade adventure that sparkles with storytelling magic. 'A land that loses its stories loses its way.' The beautiful queendom of...

Book Band: Dark Red, ideal for ages 10+ A contemporary story about life in foster care, perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson's Tracy Beaker series Ruby Ali's eighteen-year-old sister Alisha has left the care centre where they live, and Ruby is...

'I pretend I am a princess, so that I can try and behave like one' Without her beloved father and miles from home, it is very hard for Sara Crewe to like her new life at boarding school. Luckily Sara is always dreaming up wonderful things and her power...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823453634Author Anna Rose JohnsonFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Holiday House IncPublisher Holiday House IncWeight(grams) 278gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

Caring for Orphans introduces to children the importance of caring for those less fortunate than themselves. When Saaliha and her younger brother Ali go and visit the orphans, they are so happy to meet such nice children. Now Saaliha and Ali now have...

An epic adventure filled with danger and excitement. Perfect for studying author s craft, plot and comparing two writers from different centuries. On stage, this script is great for creating high dramatic tension and provides 15 colourful parts.Book...

Marianne, heading west with fourteen other children on an Orphan Train, is sure her mother will show up at one of the stations along the way. When her mother left Marianne at the orphanage, hadn't she promised she'd come for her after making a new life...

Dear reader, There is nothing to be found in Lemony Snicket's 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' but misery and despair. There is time to choose another international best-selling series to read. But if...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781528716192Author Frances Hodgson BurnettFormat PaperbackPage Count 247Imprint Read BooksPublisher Read BooksWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...

Zinnie and her sisters live in the murky tunnels beneath Edinburgh's Old Town. They keep out of the way of the authorities and remain undetected. Until, that is, rumours of a ghost bring unwanted visitors into the caverns they call home. Among them, a...

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE BY STEVEN SPIELBERG, starring Oscar-winning actor Mark Rylance as THE BFG!On a dark, silvery moonlit night, Sophie is snatched from her bed by a giant.Luckily it is the Big Friendly Giant, the BFG, who only eats snozzcumbers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525579052Author Jeanne BirdsallFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Knopf Books for Young ReadersPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Our Moms is an easy-to-read guide that lets kids with incarcerated parents know they're not alone. Over 5 million children in the US have had incarcerated parents within their lifetime and Quniana Futrell is here to help shed light on the effects this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338239546Author Zoraida CordovaFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic USWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643003801Author Tammy EastmanFormat HardbackPage Count 30Imprint Covenant BooksPublisher Covenant BooksWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm *...

Redheaded, orphaned, and temperamental, Sam's already tragic life takes a worse turn when a run-in outside a corner store ends with him smashing a high school football star in the face with a soda can, landing him an assault with weapon charge and a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062422866Author Katherine PatersonFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollinsWeight(grams) 318g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsNominated for CALIBA Golden Poppy Award - Octavia E. Butler Award.Book InformationISBN 9781524718923Author Gennifer CholdenkoFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Knopf...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788027273232Author Gertrude Chandler WarnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Musaicum BooksPublisher Musaicum BooksWeight(grams) 100gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958302415Author Fynisa EnglerFormat PaperbackPage Count 28Imprint Lawley Enterprises LLCPublisher Lawley Enterprises LLCWeight(grams) 86gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643003788Author Tammy EastmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 30Imprint Covenant BooksPublisher Covenant BooksWeight(grams) 100gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958302965Author Fynisa EnglerFormat PaperbackPage Count 28Imprint Lawley Enterprises LLCPublisher Lawley Enterprises LLCWeight(grams) 86gDimensions(mm)...

An orphan girl decides to look for her parents and along the way she will learn what her destiny is: to make happy those who feel sorry.Inspired by a Korean legend, Mi nombre es Hoy is the story of an orphan girl with a stork, her caretaker. One day she...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Georgia Children's Book Award (Children's Book) 1979.Book InformationISBN 9780064401982Author Betsy ByarsFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint HarperCollins...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Golden Archer Award (Middle/Junior High) 2009 and Golden Archer Award (Middle/Junior High) 2010.Book InformationISBN 9780545010221Author J K RowlingFormat...

With their mother long dead and their father unknown, eleven-year-old Penny Porter and her twin brother Parker have been bouncing around foster homes for as long as they can remember. Inspired by the historical figures in her favorite book, Penny likes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781481451383Author E R FrankFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Atheneum Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm)...