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foster care

Books about foster care for readers of all ages.

Cover of Dancing with Elvis

Dancing with Elvis

Lynda Stephenson

Ages 12–18foster carefamily

Cover of Shining's orphan

Shining's orphan

Joanna Campbell

Ages 8–12familyfoster care

Cover of Little Cub

Little Cub

Olivier Dunrea

Ages 3–8familybelonging

Cover of In the Face of Danger

In the Face of Danger

Joan Lowery Nixon

Ages 9–14resiliencebelonging

Cover of Cindy's runaway colt

Cindy's runaway colt

Joanna Campbell

Ages 8–12horsesfoster care

Cover of Strawberry Mountain

Strawberry Mountain

Birdie L. Etchison

Ages 8–13foster carefaith

Cover of HEADS I WIN

HEADS I WIN

Patricia Hermes

Ages 8–12foster careself-advocacy

Cover of Different Home

Different Home

John DeGarmo, Kelly DeGarmo, Norma Jeanne Trammell

Ages 4–8familybelonging

Cover of Mercy's mill

Mercy's mill

Betty Levin

Ages 9–14familybelonging

Cover of One Year in Coal Harbor

One Year in Coal Harbor

Polly Horvath

Ages 9–13foster carebelonging

Cover of My Holiday Family - Foster care story for young children (Special Stories Series)

My Holiday Family - Foster care story for young children (Special Stories Series)

Kate Gaynor

Ages 4–8familyfoster care

Cover of Cake

Cake

Joyce Magnin

Ages 8–12kindnesscommunity

Cover of Trouble with Skye

Trouble with Skye

Marsha Hubler

Ages 8–12foster carebelonging

Cover of Sputnik's guide to life on Earth

Sputnik's guide to life on Earth

Frank Cottrell Boyce

Ages 9–13foster carefamily

Cover of Not home

Not home

Ann Grifalconi

Ages 8–12familyfoster care

Cover of The boy from the basement

The boy from the basement

Susan Shaw

Ages 11–16resiliencehealing

Cover of Leo and the Lesser Lion

Leo and the Lesser Lion

Sandra Forrester

Ages 8–12familysiblings

Cover of Shifty

Shifty

Lynn E. Hazen

Ages 8–12familyfoster care

Cover of Dream of Night

Dream of Night

Heather Henson

Ages 9–14foster carehealing

Cover of The decoding of Lana Morris

The decoding of Lana Morris

Laura McNeal, Tom Mcneal

Ages 10–14self-discoveryfoster care

Cover of Trouble times two

Trouble times two

Marsha Hubler

Ages 8–12foster caresecond chances

Cover of The last chance Texaco

The last chance Texaco

Brent Hartinger

Ages 13–18foster carefriendship

Cover of Three Little Words

Three Little Words

Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Ages 12–18foster careresilience

Cover of W.I.S.E. up powerbook

W.I.S.E. up powerbook

Center for Adoption Support and Education

Ages 7–12foster carefamily