The Unadoptables, Hana Tooke
The Unadoptables, Hana Tooke
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The Unadoptables

Author: Hana Tooke

Narrator: Gemma Whelan

Unabridged: 10 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/01/2020

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

In all the years that Elinora Gassbeek has been matron of the Little Tulip Orphanage, not once have the very strict Rules for Baby Abandonment been broken. Until the autumn of 1886, when five babies are left in outrageous circumstances. Those babies were Lotta, Egg, Fenna, Sem and Milou.
And although Gassbeek might think they're 'unadoptable', they know their individuality is what makes them so special - and so determined to stay together.
Then a most sinister gentleman appears and threatens to tear them apart. The gang decide to make a daring escape, fleeing the frozen canals of Amsterdam for an adventure packed with puppets and pirate ships, clock-makers and cruel villains - and with only a scrap of a clue to guide them.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ruby on November 01, 2020

A simply beautiful book which examines what it means to have a family.......more

Goodreads review by Camila on May 22, 2021

Es una historia muy linda y tierna sobre encontrar la identidad tanto propia como familiar y cómo la familia puede venir de muchas formas y maneras 🥺 Los personajes son súper tiernos y la trama está buena, pero obviamente es un libro que apunta a una audiencia mucho más joven. Me hubiese encantado t......more

Goodreads review by Motherbooker on January 19, 2021

With regards to the people criticising this book, I can see that, at first glance, The Unadoptables would look like an offensive title. What I don't understand is why anyone with even a shred of common sense would believe that anyone would publish a book in order to demonise orphaned children. Then......more

Goodreads review by Stephi on January 16, 2025

I kind of found Milou annoying, but liked the other children well enough. The epilogue felt unfinished, not quite enough to provide a sense of completion, but seemingly too much information for a sequel.......more

Goodreads review by TS on December 22, 2020

ARC received from the publisher, Puffin UK, in exchange for an honest review. 4.5 stars. The Unadoptables caught my eye because of its adorably whimsical cover, and I'm so glad to have read this wonderful tale of friendship and found family during this bleak and trying time. I've always loved reading c......more