Military dog Max returns from service in Afghanistan, traumatized by his handler's death. He's adopted by the man's family and helps the grieving family heal.

Flora and Ruby's Aunt Allie is finally getting her chance to adopt a baby, and they travel with her to New York City to do some sightseeing while she waits for the baby's birth.

Emma is allergic to animals with fur, but because she and her adopted brother really want a pet, they decide to try a lizard.

"Carrie can't believe it - she has a horse of her own and is only weeks away from being adopted by the most loving family she's even known. But Bandit is harder to manage than she first imagined - and the adoption might not go as smoothly as she thought either. When a bad decision jeopardizes everything, Carrie learns what it means to be forgiven and truly loved." - provided by author.

Relates how the author and her husband adopted a six-month-old boy from South Korea and the lessons they had to learn as parents, including how to incorporate aspects of another culture and how to discuss birth parents with their son.

Twelve-year-old Franny Whitekraft lives quietly with her adopted parents on a farm on Vancouver Island until the spring of 1945 when the three Madden children move in, UFOs and ghosts appear, and an important military airplane disappears.

"In this powerful debut novel inspired by true stories, three women's lives are bound together by a long-lost letter, a mother's love, and a secret network of people fighting for the right to choose. 2017: When Angela Creighton discovers a mysterious letter containing a life-shattering confession, she is determined to find the intended recipient. Her search takes her back to the 1970s when a group of daring women operated an illegal underground abortion...

"When twelve-year-old Edie finds letters and photographs in her attic that change everything she thought she knew about her Native American mother's adoption, she realizes she has a lot to learn about her family's history and her own identity"--

When one little girl gets to adopt a kitten, her family doesn't quite understand why she picks the prickliest one she can find. But as she says to her kitten, when I saw so much fury in your furry face, I thought maybe we needed each other. And it turns out that is true, as they are both learning how to live with their wild sides. But with a little time, space, and patience, they just might build enough trust to share a lot more purring moments than...