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The problem with discovering your roots is that the more digging you do, the dirtier you can get. Adopted into middle-class urban respectability, but with origins deep in the heart of a dramatic rural landscape, BRONCLE is a personal journey of discovery intrinsically linked to the bloody past of Ireland; a true story of smuggling, heartbreak, betrayal, adultery, and lifetime of deception and secrecy.
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Will Sam's jealousy prevent him from accepting his new little sister as anything but trouble? Life in the craft box just hasn't been the same since Sam's new sister arrived. The other buttons only seem to notice Maggie, and Sam is feeling invisible. They don't watch his fancy scooter tricks or look at his new artwork. They're even mad that he refused to share his favorite toy with her. Running away sounds scary, but it's the only way to escape her......
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Fighting seemed to be the only thing Connan was good at when it came to his father. Now, in order to save him, he must run away from the very home that has neglected to love him. Never truly knowing what a real family looks like, he sets off and hides with a foster family headed by a captain of the local police force and a retired nurse. Will he find the family he's always wanted and a love he's never known? Or will danger follow and destroy the hope...
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All Gib ever wanted was to be adopted, but life with a family isn't quite what he thought it would be Gib was sent to an orphanage when he was six years old, and with each year, he knows it becomes less likely that he will be adopted into a loving family. As kids get older, they are more likely to be adopted onto a farm, meaning a hard life of unpaid labor. And after seeing a friend come back battered and near death, Gib is understandably worried....
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Surviving fourth grade isn't going to be easy for Shirley-but the thought of repeating it with her younger sister is too much to bear Shirley Basini is dreading fourth grade-if she doesn't do well this year, she'll be held back. Having dyslexia is tough, but having a brilliant older brother makes it even worse. When Shirley's parents adopt a young girl from Vietnam, she's excited to have someone whom, for once, she can teach some things. But her new...
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