In 1952 Vermont, ten-year-old Blue decides to set out in the middle of her town's sesquicentennial celebration to find the mother who abandoned her as a baby, but a series of events reminds her that she already has everything she needs.

"Raised by his Japanese mother, Ichiro idolizes his dead American father and struggles to fit in. When his mother decides to visit Japan, Ichiro is left with his grandfather in a country he doesn't know. Grandfather becomes Ichi's guide, sharing Japan with him. But one night, a monster drags Ichi away--into the domain of the gods! Now, he must face his fears and learn about the nature of man, of gods, and of war. He also learns there are no easy answers--for...

"Dave the Grizzly bear lives in the shadow of his big brother, and even when he finds his own talent he is worried that the other woodland animals will laugh at him--until he finds the courage to show them all what he can do."--

Two dogs try to teach their new puppy to be a good dog. But instead of growling, it tweets. Instead of doing tricks, it eats a worm. Will the puppy ever learn the dog rules?

Focuses on issues of identity -- how individuals see and define themselves based on clothes, where they live, how they see their place in the world. Profiles/interviews fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto as he and his staff prepare for presentation of a seasonal collection. Director/writer Wim Wenders compares the film and fashion industries, illustrating how they parallel one another.

Buddy the dinosaur lives with a family of Pteranodons and is treated like one of their own, but when he learns that he is actually a Tyrannosaurus rex, Buddy must decide with which dinosaur family he want to live.

A dark secret born out of World War II lies at the heart of an Italian-American family in this emotional and sweeping saga of guilt, revenge, and, ultimately, redemption--

"In 1854 eleven-year-old Bones is a slave in Virginia who sends a bottle holding her real name and a trinket from her long-lost father down the James River--the currents carry it far away, ultimately uniting the lives of three young girls." --

"A collection of stories, poems, art, music, quotes, activities, provocative questions, and more for the young adopted person who wants to figure out his or her story but doesn't know where to begin"--Cover p. [4].

"The journey of two young siblings crossing from Mexico to the U.S. on their own is interweaved with the story of the grandmother who raised them becoming a magical folk healer"--