Books with title Where I Belong

This moving novel of self-discovery and redemption takes place during the Oka Crisis of the summer of 1990. Having been adopted as an infant, Carrie has always felt out of place—and recurring dreams keep warning that someone close to her will be badly hurt. When she finds out that her birth father is living in Kahnawake, Quebec, she goes there and finally finds a place she truly belongs.

"There are guns and bandits in this story. And supermodels. And there's drought and starvation too.Are you wondering how they can all come together? Well, that's how life is these days. Things don't happen neatly, in separate little places. We're all caught by the great spider's web of media that spans the world.That's where the story is set. The world. It's the story of Abdi and Khadija and Freya (that's me) and what happened to us because of Somalia..."

This moving novel of self-discovery and awareness takes place during the Oka crisis in the summer of 1990. Adopted as an infant, Carrie has always felt out of place somehow. Recurring dreams haunt her, warning that someone close to her will be badly hurt. When she finds out that her birth father is Mohawk, living in Kahnawake, Quebec, she makes the journey and finally achieves a sense of home and belonging.

Meet Corrinne. She's living every girl's dream in New York City—shopping sprees at Barneys, open access to the best clubs and parties, and her own horse at the country club. Her perfect life is perfectly on track. At least it was. . . .When Corrinne's father is laid off, her world suddenly falls apart. Instead of heading to boarding school, she's stripped of her credit cards and shipped off to the boonies of Texas to live with her grandparents. On her own in a big public school and forced to take a job shoveling manure, Corrinne is determined to get back to the life she's supposed to be living. She doesn't care who she stomps on in the process. But when Corrinne makes an unlikely friend and discovers a total hottie at work, she begins to wonder if her life B.R.—before the recession—was as perfect as it seemed.

Natalia’s about to discover her place in the world . . . and it’s not following in her father’s footsteps.After watching her father jump from one marriage to the next, Natalia has completely written off love. And when her father divorces his third wife—the only one who has been a mother to her—Natalia is ready to write him off too.Needing a change of scenery, Natalia leaves her home in Spain and relocates with her stepmother to sun-soaked Florida. But she didn’t realize just how far a new school, a new culture, and a new lifestyle would push her out of her comfort zone.One of her biggest surprises comes from Brian, a pastor’s son with an adorable smile, who loves God with a sincerity that astounds Natalia. She doesn’t want to fall for him, but she can’t seem to avoid him long enough to get him out of her mind.Love is the last thing Natalia wants. Even so, God has her right where she belongs.“. . . an absolute gem.” —Romantic Times TOP PICK for First Date

A Loblolly Tree is removed from the only home he has ever known and sent on a journey where he faces fear, uncertainty and physical transformation, all the time wondering where he belongs and where his new home will be. After a difficult adventure, he arrives at his new home, learning he was never really alone, and discovering new friends, new purpose and new opportunities.

‘I Belong Here’ is a book designed to show diversity to children. By showing the multitude of things that surround us in our lives, it highlights the fact that being different is good and in fact wanted. This picture book fights racism and stereotyping. We like different things. Diversity makes our lives more fun. Children need to know that being and looking different is an awesome thing, something to embrace and celebrate, not something they ever need to be afraid of, or worse ashamed.

Four best friends.Four love stories.Four happily ever afters…Sutton Woods, Book #2: Roz’s storyAvery Chase hadn’t hit my car; he hadn’t caught me mid-faint, and he wasn’t in Sutton Woods. This was all some horrible nightmare. When a big SUV slams into her tiny car, Roz thinks the hooded driver’s resemblance to TV star Avery Chase is just her imagination—until he calls for a tow truck. Wes, hey. It’s Avery.Hounded by the press, suspended from his show, and threatened with contract termination, the young actor has unplugged and disappeared after a drug conviction sends his fandom in an uproar. Meanwhile, Roz has followed every detail of Avery’s scandal while desperately hoping to avoid one of her own; she’s secretly looking for work to pay down a massive debt set by a vengeful blackmailer. To protect someone she loves, Roz needs money. To resurrect his career, Avery needs a way to restore his image, and he thinks Roz can help. She has something he wants, and he has something she needs. Could this chance meeting on a rainy night in Sutton Woods make all of their problems go away?

A platypus is sort of like lots of other animals, but not quite. Where does he belong? An entertaining and thoughtful children's book about trying to figure out your identity and find your place in the world.This lovingly hand-drawn book will interest young readers with bright pictures and an easy to follow story. Beginner readers will appreciate the simple language and repetition, whilst adults will enjoy reading and re-reading this modern classic thanks to the irreverent humour. Teachers can use this story as a big book, as well as to prompt young students to discuss issues of belonging. A wonderful adventure book the whole family can enjoy before bed, with a happy ending.