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The Accidental Adventures of India McAllister
written and ill. by Charlotte Agell
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Publisher: Henry Holt
ISBN: 978-0-8050-8902-8
Keywords: Divorce, Homosexuality, Adoption, Diversity
Adopted from China and raised in Maine, nine-year-old India's adventures bring her closer to her artist mother, her male best friend, and her father and his new partner, Richard.