No matter how broken our past or great our misfortunes, we can create a new beginning and build a life of love and kindness.

Taken from his mother at age three, Steve Klakowicz lives in the clutches of a cruel foster family. He finds his only refuge in a box of books given to him by a kind stranger, books that take him to new worlds he can only imagine. He begins to hope that one day he might have a different life.

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At least 5,000 children live on the streets of Uganda's capital city of Kampala. Some forget the names of their villages. The youngest may not know the names of their parents. But Gladys Kalibbala--part journalist, part detective, part Good Samaritan--does not hesitate to dive into difficult or even dangerous situations to aid a child. Author of a newspaper column called 'Lost and Abandoned,' she is a resource that police and others turn to when they...

In order to save herself from destitution, Sumi agrees to marry the wealthy yet distant Soichiro, but she becomes torn when Soichiro's childhood friend Nozomu expresses romantic interest in her.

Students explore and understand the meaning of family relationships. Great books from prompting value-oriented discussions on caring, sharing, and loving.

"Mitch Albom has done it again with this moving memoir of love and loss. You can't help but fall for Chika. A page-turner that will no doubt become a classic." —Mary Karr, author of The Liars' Club and The Art of Memoir

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Tuesdays With Morrie comes Mitch Albom's most personal story to date: an intimate and heartwarming memoir about what it means

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Civilized societies attempt to take care of the most vulnerable among them. This includes children who have been abused, neglected, or abandoned. They may end up in foster care. Readers will come to a more comprehensive understanding of the types of foster care, the benefits and potential pitfalls of such care, and how to navigate within a system designed to safeguard the individuals it serves. Helpful elements that augment the narrative include a...

Documents the author's investigation into her late mother's tragic experiences as an illegitimate orphan who endured an early life of discrimination, physical abuse and harsh labor serving England's ruling class at London's infamous Foundling Hospital. Cowan had always been told that her mother came from royal blood. After her mother's death, she opened an envelope filled with secrets of her mother's past-- secrets that led into the dark corridors...

The primary impetus for most early-day legitimations seems to have been the need to confer rights of heirship for stepchildren or for children born out of wedlock. These records are taken primarily from the Minutes of the County Courts. Entries from the Circuit Court are so identified. Those entries taken from the legislative records are labeled TPA (Tennessee Private Acts).

A PRECIOUS ETHIOPIAN GIRL IN PERIL... AN AMERICAN ADOPTIVE FAMILY IN PURSUIT OF HER FREEDOM... INTERVENTION FROM AN UNSHAKEABLE GOD With Hurricane Sandy slamming into the East Coast, an epic spiritual storm ensues for Mark and Missy Worton, who courageously board the last plane to Ethiopia to rescue a six-year-old girl. Although Favor has already been declared their daughter, she is about to be wrongly placed into a foster care system that looks more...