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found family

Books about found family for readers of all ages.

Cover of The wonderling

The wonderling

Mira Bartók

Ages 6–10belongingself-discovery

Cover of Little Kit, or, The Industrious Flea Circus girl

Little Kit, or, The Industrious Flea Circus girl

Emily Arnold McCully

Ages 5–10perseveranceingenuity

Cover of Daddy-Long-Legs

Daddy-Long-Legs

Marc D. Falkoff

Ages 10–16self-discoveryeducation

Cover of Pride & joy

Pride & joy

Brian K. Vaughan

Ages 12–18identityfound family

Cover of Heap house

Heap house

Edward Carey

Ages 10–14family secretsorphans and belonging

Cover of Walt Disney's Snow White and the seven dwarfs

Walt Disney's Snow White and the seven dwarfs

Jacob Grimm

Ages 4–10good versus evilfriendship

Cover of The devil is a part-timer!

The devil is a part-timer!

Satoshi Wagahara

Ages 12–16redemptiongood versus evil

Cover of Cowboy Bebop

Cowboy Bebop

Yutaka Nanten, Hajime Yadate

Ages 13–18redemptionfound family

Cover of The devil is a part-timer!

The devil is a part-timer!

Satoshi Wagahara

Ages 12–18redemptiongood versus evil

Cover of The devil is a part-timer!

The devil is a part-timer!

Satoshi Wagahara

Ages 12–18redemptionfriendship

Cover of Seven fathers

Seven fathers

Ashley Ramsden

Ages 5–10familyhospitality

Cover of Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Lara Bergen

Ages 5–10kindnessfriendship

Cover of The last chance Texaco

The last chance Texaco

Brent Hartinger

Ages 13–18foster carefriendship

Cover of Oddfellow's Orphanage

Oddfellow's Orphanage

Emily Winfield Martin

Ages 8–12acceptancefriendship

Cover of Monsters, Inc.

Monsters, Inc.

Pixar Animation Studios

Ages 4–12friendshipacceptance

Cover of Snow White

Snow White

Trixie Belle

Ages 3–8good vs. evilkindness

Cover of Revenge of the Aztecs

Revenge of the Aztecs

Susan Beth Pfeffer

Ages 8–12orphanscinema and creativity

Cover of Land keep

Land keep

J. Scott Savage

Ages 10–14magicself-discovery

Cover of How to catch a bogle

How to catch a bogle

Catherine Jinks

Ages 9–13apprenticeshipcourage

Cover of Three times lucky

Three times lucky

Sheila Turnage

Ages 10–14mystery and detective workfound family

Cover of Pooka, rags to riches

Pooka, rags to riches

Margo Lundell

Ages 4–8kindnessovercoming adversity

Cover of The miseducation of Cameron Post

The miseducation of Cameron Post

Emily M. Danforth

Ages 14–18self-discoveryidentity

Cover of Dearly Departed

Dearly Departed

Lia Habel

Ages 13–18identity and self-discoveryromance

Cover of Safe return

Safe return

Catherine Dexter

Ages 8–12familyloss and grief