What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

Forced Adoption / Abduction (The kid doesn't want to stay with their new adopted family)

Fiction or non-fiction book about or contains the protagonist being taken in or adopted by a family, or a married childless couple.
The protagonist doesn't want to be there, while the family doesn't want the protagonist to leave them. They can also try to make protagonist learn to love them

Warning Minor Spoilers
Examples
Coraline The Other Mother tried to forced Coraline to stay with her
Alex Rider was almost forcibly adopted by General Alexei Sarov in Skeleton Key
Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison Mary Jemison forcibly adopted by Indians
Whatever Happened to Janie? Janie had to leave her "kidnapped" family to go and live with her birth family
Lock and Key. Not exactly an adoption story but the book started out with Ruby not wanting to live with her older married sister Cora.
The Accidental Orphan Ellen was Accidentally adopted
The Snow Queen The sorceress tried to force Gerda to stay with her

Older child black market adoption, or child smuggling ring.Like in the movie Tom & Thomas

Adoption or Abduction or even Adoption via abduction.

Returnable Girl


(view spoiler)[Ronnie at first didn't want to live with her foster mom Allison, who wants to adopt her. (hide spoiler)]

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The Looking Glass Wars Alyss didn't want to be adopted by the Liddells

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Twice Taken -- similar premise to Whatever Happened to Janie, which you mentioned. Also Where the Stars Still Shine.

Liralen wrote: "Twice Taken -- similar premise to Whatever Happened to Janie, which you mentioned. Also Where the Stars Still Shine."

Thank you, I already have these on my wish list.

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Someone Named Eva

Rosa wrote: "Someone Named Eva"

Thank you so much! You understand what I'm looking for. I look forward to reading it.

If Someone Named Eva is the sort of thing you're looking for, My Family for the War might work as well.

Liralen wrote: "If Someone Named Eva is the sort of thing you're looking for, My Family for the War might work as well."

Thank you. You can check out my list of examples to see what I'm looking for.

I did :) But I didn't remember My Family for the War until Rosa suggested Someone Named Eva.

Liralen wrote: "I did :) But I didn't remember My Family for the War until Rosa suggested Someone Named Eva."

Well, lucky for me your memory was jogged. :)

I found another one The Orphan Keeper

Based on a remarkable true story.
Seven-year-old Chellamuthu’s life is forever changed when he is kidnapped from his village in India, sold to a Christian orphanage, and then adopted by an unsuspecting couple in the United States

Tip. The stories can be nonfiction

Found another one Dandelion Fire

(view spoiler)[ Henry is kidnapped by Darius who tries to use a blood spell on him that would make Henry his biological son. (hide spoiler)]

This sounds interesting! I was just thinking about similar books.

The Face on the Milk Carton might fit for fiction.

For non-fiction, Margaret Humphrey's book Empty Cradles might fit. It was made into the film Oranges & Sunshine starring Emily Watson.

Jenna wrote: "This sounds interesting! I was just thinking about similar books.

The Face on the Milk Carton might fit for fiction.

Read and love it! Its sequel is on my list of examples.

For non-fiction, Margaret Humphrey's book [book:Empty Cradles|822..."

Empty Cradles was recommend on my thread Black Market Babies.

(This explains why the thread felt so familiar...)

Bloomability
Maybe The Magic Toyshop.

The Stolen One sort of fits.

Patricia wrote: "The Stolen One sort of fits."

Thank you.

This is maybe from the other way - heroine looking for the child her husband forced her to give up years ago - Someone Else's Daughter

Jenna wrote: "This is maybe from the other way - heroine looking for the child her husband forced her to give up years ago - Someone Else's Daughter"

It is the other way around, but I the premise. Thank you, Jenna for the suggestion.

Cara's Craftastic Creations wrote: "Jenna wrote: "This is maybe from the other way - heroine looking for the child her husband forced her to give up years ago - Someone Else's Daughter"

It is the other way around, bu..." -- I just started reading it -- it does look like the daughter knows she was "adopted" and is interested in meeting her birth parents...but so far it is from POV of mother who has never given up hope!

Jenna wrote: "Cara's Craftastic Creations wrote: "Jenna wrote: "This is maybe from the other way - heroine looking for the child her husband forced her to give up years ago - [book:Someone Else's Daughter|235009..."

As I said before, it sounds good.

In addition to the film version of Face on the Milk Carton two other TV movies on similar themes are There was a Little Boy and Always I Remember I Love You with the late Patty Duke. Guess that was a theme in the early 1990s...maybe due to Jacob Wetterling abduction in 1989?

Jenna wrote: "In addition to the film version of Face on the Milk Carton two other TV movies on similar themes are There was a Little Boy and Always I Remember I Love You with the late Patty Duke. Guess that was..."

I already watched the face on the milk carton. I've never heard of the other two I'll check them out. Thank you, Jenna

possibly Trail of Secrets

Ruby Holler

Jenna wrote: "possibly Trail of Secrets"

This sounds like it should go on my Black Market Babies thread, this is thread is for much older kids (hence the not wanting to be adopted) but I will still read it. Thank you, Jenna

Rosa wrote: "Ruby Holler"

I read it, Rosa. It was a good book thank you for the suggestion.

Oh, good. I'd forgotten I suggested it on another thread of yours. I'm glad you liked it.

The book the movie Lion was based on. Even though I haven't seen the movie or read the book, it sounds like something you're looking for.
A Long Way Home

Heather wrote: "The book the movie Lion was based on. Even though I haven't seen the movie or read the book, it sounds like something you're looking for.
A Long Way Home"

I just started reading this book right now! It's similar to what I'm looking for. Saroo Brierley would like be with his Indian mother, but, when the orphanage he staying with can't find her, he is soon adopted by a very loving Australian couple.

Lion was a very good movie, especially at the beginning.

Found some more.

Spoiler Warning.

Tiger Eyes Davey's Aunt and Uncle who want kids, but can't have them eagerly fill out the role of parents for Davey and her brother after their dad is killed and their mom is too depressed to care for them

The Amulet of Samarkand Nathaniel is sold to the government by his birth parents at the age of five and sent to live with a curmudgeon old wizard (and not the good kind) to be his apprentice.

Dandelion Fire Henry is kidnapped by the wizard Darius who attempts to cast a spell on him to literally make Henry his son by blood.

The Harry Potter series is kinda like that, except the adoptive family (his aunt and uncle, mind that) doesn't really care about Harry lol. https://www.goodreads.com/series/4517...

I suppose The Book Thief also loosely fits this description, although Liesel only doesn't want to be there in the beginning, since she wants to be with her mother. (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...)

Rebecca wrote: "The Harry Potter series is kinda like that, except the adoptive family (his aunt and uncle, mind that) doesn't really care about Harry lol. https://www.goodreads.com/series/4517..."

Read it. I'm looking for adoptive parents that actually want the kid. The kid just doesn't want them.

Rebecca wrote: "I suppose The Book Thief also loosely fits this description, although Liesel only doesn't want to be there in the beginning, since she wants to be with her mother. (http://www.goodreads.com/book/sh..."

Bingo! That's what I'm looking for...though I have already read it, I just forgot to add it to my list of examples. Thanks anyway.

Found another one.

(view spoiler)[...
The First Escape
Saskia was adopted by Muzz Elliot without her twin sister Sadie.
Also, they both were waiting for their mom to come back and get them. (hide spoiler)]

Inverted in Cinder Cinder's stepmother Adri didn't want to adopt her and was forced into it by her husband Garen.

Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady
Reverend Richard Mather tries to petition the court to appoint him as Jacky's legal guardian.

Paper Princess

ERACHic29 wrote: "Paper Princess"

Thank you.

This happens to Offred's daughter and other Handmaid's children in The Handmaid's Tale

Someone Was Watching