This is a book series following the four Alden siblings, who make their home in a boxcar. The books focus on themes such as family, home, and resourcefulness.
This book is “a special celebration of the love and joy an adopted child creates for a family. In asking her parents to tell her again about the night of her birth, a young girl relives a cherished tale she knows by heart. Focusing on the significance of family and love, this is story about adoption and the importance of a loving family.” This book also “speaks to the universal childhood desire to know more about the excitement, awe, love, and sleeplessness that a new baby brings to a family.”
This is a children’s book about a young bird (Choco) who journeys to find a mother who looks just like himself. Eventually, he is taken in by a family that he is not related to. This book is centered around the idea that family is about love — regardless of biological relationship. It emphasizes that families can be, and often are, very diverse.
This is a classic fiction book about a precocious, intellectual girl and her journey through life and school. The protagonist (Matilda) is characterized as astonishingly intelligent, patient, and vengeful. The book focuses on the concepts of education, opportunity, power, and family.
This is a classic, fictitious story about a young orphan who runs away to live with a group of pickpockets. Dickens created an entirely new kind of fiction, scathing in its indictment of a cruel society, and pervaded by a sense of threat and mystery. The book explores themes including bravery, honesty, family, and gratitude.
Another classic work of fiction, this book is about a young orphan boy with grand dreams. This is a tale of crime, guilt, morality, and justice.
This is a children’s book about a lost young bat who finds her way safely home to her mother and friends. It explores themes of friendship, celebrating differences, and belonging.
This is a book about an orphan (Jane) who has felt outcast her entire life. Jane moves for work and falls in love with the man who hired her and must decide whether to pursue her love. It explores themes of love, family, belonging, and independence.
This is a story about a young orphan (Heidi) who lives with her grandfather. When Heidi goes to Germany to work in a wealthy household, she dreams of returning to her home, her friend Peter, and her beloved grandfather.
This is a fictitious story about Anne Shirley, an eleven-year-old orphan who isn’t embraced by her adoptive family. Before they send her back, Anne wins them over completely. It explores all the vulnerability, expectations, and dreams of growing up.
