29 books
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3 voters
Foster Care Books
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Three Little Words (Hardcover)
by (shelved 75 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.20 — 17,708 ratings — published 2008
One for the Murphys (Hardcover)
by (shelved 67 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.33 — 34,242 ratings — published 2012
The Language of Flowers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.10 — 234,953 ratings — published 2011
Orphan Train (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.20 — 468,074 ratings — published 2013
Another Place at the Table (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,675 ratings — published 2003
Fighting Words (Hardcover)
by (shelved 50 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.63 — 14,166 ratings — published 2020
To the End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 50 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.02 — 3,528 ratings — published 2013
Demon Copperhead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.46 — 848,527 ratings — published 2022
The Great Gilly Hopkins (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as foster-care)
avg rating 3.85 — 23,894 ratings — published 1978
Orbiting Jupiter (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 41 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.23 — 59,853 ratings — published 2015
The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.44 — 6,165 ratings — published 2007
White Oleander (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.00 — 368,848 ratings — published 1999
Pictures of Hollis Woods (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.03 — 30,792 ratings — published 2002
The Lost Boy (Dave Pelzer #2)
by (shelved 36 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.13 — 72,789 ratings — published 1997
Far from the Tree (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.24 — 49,963 ratings — published 2017
What I Carry (Library Binding)
by (shelved 24 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,337 ratings — published 2020
Forever, or a Long, Long Time: A Moving Middle Grade Novel About Adoption, Trust, and Love That Multiplies for Children (Ages 8-12)
by (shelved 24 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.38 — 2,442 ratings — published 2017
Damaged (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.28 — 19,464 ratings — published 2007
The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.46 — 3,455 ratings — published 2024
Counting by 7s (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.14 — 88,417 ratings — published 2013
One Small Boat: The Story of a Little Girl, Lost Then Found (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,352 ratings — published 2006
Before We Were Yours (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.40 — 743,264 ratings — published 2017
Cut: The True Story of an Abandoned, Abused Little Girl Who Was Desperate to Be Part of a Family (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.31 — 7,570 ratings — published 2008
Maybe Days: A Book for Children in Foster Care (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.41 — 307 ratings — published 2001
A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.14 — 464,260 ratings — published 1995
All the Impossible Things (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,752 ratings — published 2019
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,460,404 ratings — published 2017
The Lost Children of Wilder: The Epic Struggle to Change Foster Care (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.16 — 497 ratings — published 2001
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.34 — 295,280 ratings — published 2014
Reframing Foster Care (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.49 — 512 ratings — published
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.58 — 43,035 ratings — published 2007
Mummy Told Me Not to Tell (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.38 — 6,253 ratings — published 2010
Fostered: One Woman’s Powerful Story of Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,966 ratings — published
Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.32 — 25,381 ratings — published 2013
Locomotion (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.02 — 7,431 ratings — published 2003
And Then, Boom! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.59 — 4,144 ratings — published 2024
Almost Home (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.22 — 9,408 ratings — published 2012
Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.04 — 123,074 ratings — published 2012
On Their Own: What Happens to Kids When They Age Out of the Foster Care System (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.01 — 221 ratings — published 2004
Darling Girls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 3.99 — 228,348 ratings — published 2024
Something Like Home (Library Binding)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.26 — 3,059 ratings — published 2023
Foster the Family: Encouragement, Hope, and Practical Help for the Christian Foster Parent (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.71 — 1,541 ratings — published
The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,761 ratings — published 2020
A List of Cages (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.24 — 27,637 ratings — published 2017
A Family Is a Family Is a Family (Who We Are)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.48 — 1,535 ratings — published 2016
Tiny Prisoners (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.53 — 3,628 ratings — published 2016
The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.49 — 118,348 ratings — published 2015
Foster (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.30 — 184,114 ratings — published 2010
Bud, Not Buddy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 3.98 — 116,097 ratings — published 1999
Lasagna Means I Love You (Library Binding)
by (shelved 13 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.37 — 2,657 ratings — published 2023
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“Watching her with the other children, it struck Helen once again that there was something that still set the girl apart, something just out of reach. Lyric was remarkable. A breathtaking horizon and endless ocean, deep and mysterious. No matter how well Helen got to know her, she always felt as though she never truly would.”
― The Ocean's Daughter :
― The Ocean's Daughter :
“The things that come naturally to me are getting by (yes, that’s debatable), getting out when the shit’s hitting the fan, and getting the first punch in (unless I’ve been suckered). I’m good at those. References are available if you don’t believe me.”
― The Family Code (206)
― The Family Code (206)












