Foster Children

Fostered (or "looked-after") children as usually wards of their state or country who have been removed from the care of their biological parents. This can be a short-term temporary removal (e.g. respite care), or a longer permanent solution. It is intended to be focused on the needs of the child. Some foster children return to their biological parents, others are adopted, and many more remain within their state/country's care system. ...more

The Language of Flowers
Touch Blue
Neil Armstrong is My Uncle and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me
White Oleander
Demon Copperhead
Bring on the Blessings (Blessings, #1)
Orphan Train
The Lost Boy (Dave Pelzer #2)
One for the Murphys
The Season of Styx Malone
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
After Tupac and D Foster
Foster
Where the Dead Sit Talking
Ginny Moon
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Orphans
724 books — 239 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakOne for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly HuntAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryWhite Oleander by Janet FitchThree Little Words by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Kids in Foster Care
395 books — 178 voters

A Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingA Piece of Cake by Cupcake BrownOrphan Train by Christina Baker KlineThe Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer
Books to Read If You Like The Fosters
35 books — 15 voters


Tori Hope Petersen
Too many people throw money and goods at vulnerable youth when they need time, basic skills, and long-term relationships.
Tori Hope Petersen, Fostered: One Woman’s Powerful Story of Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care

Charlena E. Jackson
Life has a way of showing you how strong you are and how much you can take. They say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. I guess there’s some kind of truth in that. As for me, what didn’t kill me broke me into a trillion pieces. What didn’t kill me made me bitter. What didn’t kill me caused a lot of hurt and pain. What didn’t kill me made me want more out of life. What didn’t kill me after all the shit I’d been through finally showed me mercy.
Charlena E. Jackson, Pinwheels and Dandelions

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