Foster Care Books

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Three Little Words Three Little Words (Hardcover)
by (shelved 75 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.20 — 17,554 ratings — published 2008
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One for the Murphys One for the Murphys (Hardcover)
by (shelved 67 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.33 — 33,921 ratings — published 2012
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The Language of Flowers The Language of Flowers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.09 — 233,203 ratings — published 2011
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Orphan Train Orphan Train (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.20 — 464,986 ratings — published 2013
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Another Place at the Table Another Place at the Table (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,644 ratings — published 2003
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Fighting Words Fighting Words (Hardcover)
by (shelved 50 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.63 — 13,929 ratings — published 2020
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To the End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care 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 — 3,502 ratings — published 2013
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Demon Copperhead Demon Copperhead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.47 — 805,570 ratings — published 2022
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The Great Gilly Hopkins The Great Gilly Hopkins (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as foster-care)
avg rating 3.85 — 23,531 ratings — published 1978
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Orbiting Jupiter Orbiting Jupiter (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 41 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.23 — 58,593 ratings — published 2015
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The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.44 — 6,100 ratings — published 2007
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White Oleander White Oleander (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.00 — 366,982 ratings — published 1999
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Pictures of Hollis Woods Pictures of Hollis Woods (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.03 — 30,655 ratings — published 2002
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The Lost Boy (Dave Pelzer #2) The Lost Boy (Dave Pelzer #2)
by (shelved 36 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.12 — 72,240 ratings — published 1997
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Far from the Tree Far from the Tree (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.24 — 49,450 ratings — published 2017
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What I Carry What I Carry (Library Binding)
by (shelved 24 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,248 ratings — published 2020
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Forever, or a Long, Long Time: A Moving Middle Grade Novel About Adoption, Trust, and Love That Multiplies for Children (Ages 8-12) 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 — 2,425 ratings — published 2017
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Damaged Damaged (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.28 — 19,330 ratings — published 2007
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Counting by 7s Counting by 7s (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.14 — 87,649 ratings — published 2013
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One Small Boat: The Story of a Little Girl, Lost Then Found One Small Boat: The Story of a Little Girl, Lost Then Found (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,343 ratings — published 2006
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Before We Were Yours Before We Were Yours (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.40 — 729,976 ratings — published 2017
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Cut: The True Story of an Abandoned, Abused Little Girl Who Was Desperate to Be Part of a Family 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 — 7,497 ratings — published 2008
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Maybe Days: A Book for Children in Foster Care Maybe Days: A Book for Children in Foster Care (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.40 — 302 ratings — published 2001
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A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.14 — 461,563 ratings — published 1995
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The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,168 ratings — published 2024
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All the Impossible Things All the Impossible Things (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,713 ratings — published 2019
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The Lost Children of Wilder: The Epic Struggle to Change Foster Care The Lost Children of Wilder: The Epic Struggle to Change Foster Care (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.16 — 495 ratings — published 2001
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.35 — 283,612 ratings — published 2014
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Reframing Foster Care Reframing Foster Care (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.49 — 495 ratings — published
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,432,475 ratings — published 2017
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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook 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 — 41,934 ratings — published 2007
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Fostered: One Woman’s Powerful Story of Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care 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 — 1,905 ratings — published
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Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island 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 — 25,071 ratings — published 2013
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Mummy Told Me Not to Tell Mummy Told Me Not to Tell (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.38 — 6,175 ratings — published 2010
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Locomotion Locomotion (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.02 — 7,382 ratings — published 2003
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And Then, Boom! And Then, Boom! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.59 — 3,784 ratings — published 2024
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Almost Home Almost Home (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.22 — 9,371 ratings — published 2012
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Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits, #1) Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.04 — 122,916 ratings — published 2012
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On Their Own: What Happens to Kids When They Age Out of the Foster Care System 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 4.02 — 220 ratings — published 2004
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Something Like Home Something Like Home (Library Binding)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.27 — 2,899 ratings — published 2023
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Foster the Family: Encouragement, Hope, and Practical Help for the Christian Foster Parent Foster the Family: Encouragement, Hope, and Practical Help for the Christian Foster Parent (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.72 — 1,495 ratings — published
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The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.53 — 1,728 ratings — published 2020
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A Family Is a Family Is a Family (Who We Are) A Family Is a Family Is a Family (Who We Are)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.48 — 1,522 ratings — published 2016
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Tiny Prisoners Tiny Prisoners (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.52 — 3,583 ratings — published 2016
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The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1) The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.49 — 115,927 ratings — published 2015
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Foster Foster (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.31 — 167,844 ratings — published 2010
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Bud, Not Buddy Bud, Not Buddy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 3.97 — 115,321 ratings — published 1999
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Darling Girls Darling Girls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as foster-care)
avg rating 3.99 — 217,106 ratings — published 2024
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Lasagna Means I Love You Lasagna Means I Love You (Library Binding)
by (shelved 13 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.38 — 2,487 ratings — published 2023
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Watch Over Me Watch Over Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as foster-care)
avg rating 3.83 — 13,779 ratings — published 2020
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Roxanna Asgarian
“Ain't nobody want to adopt me,' he says. 'I thought if I did good, they would let me get back with my brothers, but when they didnt' I said fuck it.”
Roxanna Asgarian, We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America

Cricket Rohman
“She found the perfect black dress: a little too short and a little too tight. No one would suspect she was an elementary school teacher.”
Cricket Rohman, Wanted: An Honest Man

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