In Andrea Beatriz Arango’s Something Like Home (2023), Laura Rodriguez is determined to return to her parents after being placed in the care of her aunt, and hopes that rescuing and training a puppy to become a therapy dog might help her family get better so they can be together again. Told through heartfelt, accessible verse, this moving story explores kinship care from a child’s perspective, including separation from parents, the uncertainty of temporary placements, feelings of guilt and not belonging, and the deep longing for family, stability and a place to call home.