(3) 4-6 When eleven-year-old Wen is adopted from a Chinese orphanage by an American family, she vows to find a family for her beloved friend Shu Ling, who is about to age out of the adoption system. This perceptive novel by a psychologist and adoptive mother vividly portrays Wen's evolving feelings about her new family and her desperate need to help her friend.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Doris Ettlinger. When the Pilgrims sail to the New World, a tabby cat makes the trip, too, providing friendship for a girl named Faith as well as the first litter of kittens born in Plymouth Colony. The story, adequately illustrated in watercolor, is a sweet and gentle counterpoint to the usual Pilgrim fare.

Reviewer: Amy Lois Cohn

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Shawn Costello Brownell. Elizabeth has always known she was adopted from China, but when she learns she has a Chinese mommy, too, some difficult questions are raised. The situation is handled sensitively by the author, who writes from personal experience. Figures in the realistic paintings are sometimes awkward, but the faces deftly show the strong emotional bond between adoptive mother and daughter.

Reviewer: Lolly Robinson

(4) 4-6 Don't be put off by this book's title, unattractive cover, and unengaging black-and-white illustrations, for inside is an informative and often humorous account of one boy's real-life struggle with the discovery that he is diabetic. Moving beyond the usual scientific explanations, Adair's upbeat but honest narrative focuses on the often trying emotional and practical aspects of dealing with the disease.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.