Orphans & Foster Homes

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A Little Princess

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Young Sara Crewe grew up with her rich father in India, surrounded by servants and luxury. She's not royalty, but when she arrives at Miss Minchin's boarding school in London, everyone… Read More →

  • Lexile: 810
  • ATOS: 6.0
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017
35 titles

First Avenue Classics ™ Grades 6–8 Collection (Multi-User) — eBook Set

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

From Alice and the Wizard of Oz to Hamlet and Don Quixote, your favorite characters from literature are now accessible from any digital device. First Avenue Classics transform unabridged… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2025
  • Multi-user eBook
  • List Price: $699.65
  • Your Price: $524.74
  • 35 titles
17 titles

First Avenue Classics ™ Grades K–5 Collection (Multi-User) — eBook Set

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

From Alice and the Wizard of Oz to Hamlet and Don Quixote, your favorite characters from literature are now accessible from any digital device. First Avenue Classics transform unabridged… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2025
  • Multi-user eBook
  • List Price: $339.83
  • Your Price: $254.87
  • 17 titles

Heidi

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

When Heidi's parents pass away, her aunt takes her in, but she soon sends Heidi to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps. At first, Heidi's grandfather seems gruff, but over time he… Read More →

  • Lexile: 800
  • ATOS: 8.2
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2015
Cover: Home for a While
Starred Review & Award Count 1
Spring 2025

Home for a While

"Ultimately, the book is as much a model for foster parents as it is a story to provide validation of foster children's experiences . . . . Gentle and wise—especially as a read for foster… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2021

Pollyanna

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

When optimistic orphan Pollyanna is sent to live with her stern Aunt Polly in the dismal town of Beldingsville, the sweet-natured eleven year old relies on "the Glad Game" to boost her… Read More →

  • Lexile: 870
  • ATOS: 5.2
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

Team Fugee

From the Series Soccer United: Team Refugee

Two years after his birth parents disappeared from their home in Nigeria, newly adopted Ozzie moves to Canada. At his new school, Ozzie and the other Nigerian kids compete for time on the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 690
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2018

The Ape Star

In this award-winning chapter book about prejudice and justice, an orphan girl is adopted by a gorilla who lives in a junkyard. Their growing friendship defies all odds. Now an animated… Read More →

  • Lexile: 530
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2022

The Secret Garden

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Spoiled and rude, Mary Lennox has been raised by servants as her parents had no time for her. When her parents die in a cholera epidemic, Mary suddenly becomes an orphan. She moves to her… Read More →

  • Lexile: 970
  • ATOS: 6.3
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014