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50 first dates: A young man falls in love with a girl who has short-term memory loss from an accident. Every day when she wakes up she remembers nothing from the day before. In an effort to help her remember him, he makes a video tape for her to watch every morning.
Big daddy: A 32-year-old law school graduate, who works one day a week as a tollbooth clerk, attempts to impress his girlfriend when he adopts a 5-year-old tyke who has been left on his...
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"Emily of New Moon is the brilliant tale of a free-spirited, orphaned girl whose vivid imagination, passion to write, and romantic nature clash with her strict adoptive family. Set during the Victorian era, Emily's coming-of-age-every heartbreak and triumph-is captured in this complete collector's set"--Container.
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After moving to a humble cottage outside of a tiny Texas town, Debra Monroe rids herself of an abusive husband, battles sexist contractors and workers as she renovates her home, and finally, after several disheartening letdowns, is able to adopt her beautiful baby daughter, Marie. Though elated that her dream is coming true, Monroe faces trials that befall her not just as a single mother but as a white mother of a black child. In On the Outskirts...
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A charming and heartwarming true story for anyone who has ever longed for a place to belong. Anne of Green Gables, My Daughter, and Me is a witty romp through the classic novel; a visit to the magical shores of Prince Edward Island; and a poignant personal tale of love, faith, and loss. And it all started with a simple question: What's an orphan? The words from her adopted daughter, Phoebe, during a bedtime reading of Anne of Green Gables stopped...
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"Empty Arms, Open Hearts" is about seven adoptive families who met at an adoption seminar. It includes interviews with each mom and many of their 15 adopted children. The seven families decided to form an adoption playgroup when the seminar ended. The mom's wanted their children to grow up with the experience of having friends to whom they could relate in a unique way.
91) Tylko Ty
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Złota kolekcja volume 1
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"Paulina i Ewa są dla siebie wsparciem od czasów licealnych. Przyjaciółki nie mają jednak łatwego życia. Los wciąż stawia przed kobietami nowe przeciwności. Paulina jest samotną matką nastoletniej Blanki. Dawno temu podjęła decyzję, że nie powie ojcu córki o ciąży. Nie chciała sprawiać mu problemów tuż przed wyjazdem za granicę. Jednak kiedy po latach przypadkiem wpada na Radka, dawne uczucia odżywają, a u obojga rodzi się...
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"Foster parents face a unique set of circumstances and experience a wide array of emotions that few can relate to. Their journey is one of equal parts beauty and brokenness, joy and heartache, excitement and exhaustion. There is no textbook on how to be a foster parent, no formula, no simple three-step guide. But there is hope--in God's capacity to bring great beauty out of tragic brokenness. This is the gospel--the lens through which you can filter...
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Nine months after bringing their adopted daughter Angelina home, Jack and Melissa McGuane receive a devastating phone call from the adoption agency: the birth father, a teenager and son of a powerful Denver judge, never signed away his parental rights, and he wants Angelina back.
98) No one's baby
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"Adopted by Caucasian parents, biracial teen Lizzie feels like she never belonged. After the death of her father, Lizzie starts acting out -- dating, staying away from home for days and giving up her plans to continue her education. When Lizzie discovers she is pregnant, she is faced with the difficult choice of having a child or getting an abortion. This leads Lizzie to want to find her own birth mother. After running away from home, Lizzie ends...
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Finding Carter is about teenage girl Carter, who seemingly has the perfect life with fun-loving single mom Lori, until she discovers Lori abducted her as a toddler. Now Carter must return to the family who thought they had lost her. As she navigates a brand new life, she vows to find Lori before she is gone forever.