(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Amy June Bates. When her adoptive American mother is deported from China, Kara, who was abandoned as an infant and who has a malformed hand, is sent to an orphanage. She's adopted by another American family and brought to the U.S. Illustrated with black-and-white spot art, the affecting first-person account in lyrical verse unveils the Chinese one-child policy and strict international adoption rules.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan