A woman describes how she went to China to adopt a special baby girl. Based on the author's own experiences.

Fifth-grader Anna is concerned that her baby sister Kaylee, adopted from China three months ago, is not thriving so she and her best friends, Laura and Camille, create a science project that may save the day.

Antonia gets her wish when her parents return to China to bring home a Mei Mei, or younger sister, for her.

In this story about unlikely friendships and finding your place in the world, three very different girls, adopted as babies from the same Chinese orphanage, spend a week at a summer camp, where the adoption agency coordinator wants them to journal their "bonding" experience.

A young boy looks forward to the day when a new sister, who will be adopted from China, joins his family.

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An understanding cat helps a young Korean girl adjust to her new home in America.