Books about adopted characters
Every family is different, and it's always wonderful to see part of your own experience reflected in a book.
This is a selection of fantastic books – some funny, some exciting, some magical – where the main character is adopted.
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Forever Star
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Forever Star
This sweet rhyming tale about a same-sex couple adopting a child is a lovely read for any family, but perhaps particularly ones wi…
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The Blanket Bears
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The Blanket Bears
Alone in the snow, two little bears are cold, scared and missing much of their fur. Thankfully, help arrives in the form of Tilly,…
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When You Joined Our Family
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When You Joined Our Family
A heart-warming exploration of the adoption journey full of beautiful, inclusive illustrations.
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My Daddies!
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My Daddies!
This rhyming picture book celebrating same sex parents is a gentle and sweet read, with the added bonus of including mention of a …
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We Are Family
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We Are Family
On each double-page spread of this vibrant, lovely book, families show the different ways they experience a variety of common expe…
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Ballerina Dreams
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Ballerina Dreams
This heart-warming true story about working hard to achieve your dreams will inspire children to believe that they can be whoever …
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Love from Paddington
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Love from Paddington
Here are fifteen letters from Paddington Bear to his Aunt Lucy in the Home for Retired Bears in Lima, Peru.
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The Last Firefox
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The Last Firefox
A funny, enchanting adventure about a scared boy, a magical fox, a monstrous shape-shifting beast and finding the courage to prote…
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Ballet Shoes
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Ballet Shoes
First published in the 1930s, this classic story of three very different girls who work hard to master their talents has captivate…
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The Accidental Diary of B.U.G
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The Accidental Diary of B.U.G
An illustrated diary-style novel in the mode of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Tom Gates, with a sparky narrator who…
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The Memory Cage
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The Memory Cage
Alex needs to act fast or his family will be torn apart
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The Boy With Wings
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The Boy With Wings
A funny and exciting school story that turns into a wild fantasy adventure when Tunde dicovers he can sprout giant wings and his d…
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When Secrets Set Sail
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When Secrets Set Sail
This moving tale centres around two eleven-year-old girls, Usha - a quiet introvert grieving for her grandmother - and Imtiaz, who…
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Anne of Green Gables
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Anne of Green Gables
Anne Shirley is one of literature's finest heroines, and this first book of her adventures is the perfect book about growing up, f…
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The Tale of Angelino Brown
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The Tale of Angelino Brown
The Tale of Angelino Brown is a gorgeous, heartfelt poem to the hope that all children bring to the world, if only they are allowe…
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The Crowstarver
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The Crowstarver
As ‘Spider’ grows up, it becomes apparent that despite his physical and learning disabilities, he has a remarkable gif…
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The Polar Bear Explorers’ Club
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The Polar Bear Explorers’ Club
Stella wants to join The Polar Bear Explorers’ Club – although technically, she can't, simply because she's a girl. …
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A Nest Of Vipers
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A Nest Of Vipers
We meet Cato Hopkins in Newgate Prison in September 1712, on the morning of the day he is due to be hanged for fraud.
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Mold and the Poison Plot
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Mold and the Poison Plot
Lorraine Gregory creates a fully fleshed-out fantasy world, full of wondrous creatures and horrible humans. The humour is earthy a…
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Dara Palmer's Major Drama
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Dara Palmer's Major Drama
Fresh, funny, fizzy and indomitable, Dara learns through acting to face challenging home truths about what she calls the 'insidey …
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Would the Real Stanley Carrot Please Stand Up?
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Would the Real Stanley Carrot Please Stand Up?
On Stanley's thirteenth birthday an unexpected birthday card arrives for him. The card is from his birth mother and it brings up a…
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The Trilogy of Two
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The Trilogy of Two
Fans of Philip Pullman’s sophisticated fantasy will love Juman Malouf’s intricate, strange world of urchin children in a shadowy w…
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