Booklist Queen's 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by booklistqueen

About Adoption
Families come in all shapes and sizes. For this prompt, read a book that involves adoption or foster care.
All books added
Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah

Where the Forest Meets the Stars

Glendy Vanderah

9 hours, 57 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction literary emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
My Sweet Girl by Amanda Jayatissa

My Sweet Girl

Amanda Jayatissa

384 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Taken at Birth: Stolen Babies, Hidden Lies, and My Journey to Finding Home by Jane Blasio

Taken at Birth: Stolen Babies, Hidden Lies, and My Journey to Finding Home

Jane Blasio

6 hours, 34 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

nonfiction autobiography biography memoir religion true crime dark informative medium-paced
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

The Dictionary of Lost Words

Pip Williams

423 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative reflective slow-paced
The Twelve Dogs of Christmas by Lizzie Shane

The Twelve Dogs of Christmas

Pine Hollow #1

Lizzie Shane

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction romance inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
This Telling by Cheryl Strayed

This Telling

Out of Line Collection #1

Cheryl Strayed

42 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added

fiction short stories emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Would You Rather by Allison Ashley

Would You Rather

Allison Ashley

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman

The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street

Susan Jane Gilman

518 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages by Joni Rodgers, Kristin Chenoweth

A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages

Joni Rodgers, Kristin Chenoweth

6 hours, 46 minutes • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction art autobiography biography memoir funny lighthearted medium-paced
A List of Cages by Robin Roe

A List of Cages

Robin Roe

8 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary young adult emotional hopeful sad medium-paced