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The Boy on the Porch The Boy on the Porch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as foster-parents)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,239 ratings — published 2013
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Reason to Believe (Legacy, #1) Reason to Believe (Legacy, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.16 — 25,981 ratings — published 2022
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Counting by 7s Counting by 7s (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.13 — 89,526 ratings — published 2013
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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 2 times as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.33 — 311,590 ratings — published 2014
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Before We Were Yours Before We Were Yours (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.40 — 763,041 ratings — published 2017
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Just Like a Mama (Denene Millner Books) Just Like a Mama (Denene Millner Books)
by (shelved 2 times as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.31 — 448 ratings — published 2020
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Another Place at the Table Another Place at the Table (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,724 ratings — published 2003
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Strays Like Us Strays Like Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,263 ratings — published 2018
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Wish Me Home Wish Me Home (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.25 — 17,308 ratings — published 2017
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,985,679 ratings — published 2005
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Emily and Jackson Hiding Out Emily and Jackson Hiding Out (Library Binding)
by (shelved 2 times as foster-parents)
avg rating 3.66 — 99 ratings — published 2012
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Twelve Days (The McRaes #1) Twelve Days (The McRaes #1)
by (shelved 2 times as foster-parents)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,657 ratings — published 2000
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The Language of Hoofbeats The Language of Hoofbeats (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.25 — 10,489 ratings — published 2014
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Hidden Girl: The True Story of a Modern-Day Child Slave Hidden Girl: The True Story of a Modern-Day Child Slave (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as foster-parents)
avg rating 3.83 — 4,667 ratings — published 2014
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The Language of Flowers The Language of Flowers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.10 — 237,023 ratings — published 2011
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Love & Order (Holidays in Hallbrook #1) Love & Order (Holidays in Hallbrook #1)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.42 — 683 ratings — published 2019
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The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment (Ebook epub) The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment (Ebook epub)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.40 — 20 ratings — published
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The Thirteenth Child The Thirteenth Child (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.02 — 26,417 ratings — published 2024
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Father Material (London Calling, #3) Father Material (London Calling, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.18 — 6,186 ratings — published 2026
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I Got You (The Abandoned Brothers #1) I Got You (The Abandoned Brothers #1)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.22 — 6,949 ratings — published
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Broken Silence (Badge of Honor #3) Broken Silence (Badge of Honor #3)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.68 — 614 ratings — published
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Love Thy Enemy (The Vaughns, #4; Generations of Love, #26) Love Thy Enemy (The Vaughns, #4; Generations of Love, #26)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.45 — 165 ratings — published
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Breathe With Me (Playing For Keeps #5) Breathe With Me (Playing For Keeps #5)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.39 — 50,993 ratings — published 2025
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Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8) Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.43 — 46,409 ratings — published 2019
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Boom Town Boom Town (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 3.42 — 4,116 ratings — published 2025
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Hooked on Loving Him (Baxter County Blues Book 2) Hooked on Loving Him (Baxter County Blues Book 2)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.45 — 837 ratings — published
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Nightfall (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #6) Nightfall (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #6)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.52 — 54,900 ratings — published 2017
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Before and After Before and After (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 3.98 — 24,520 ratings — published 2019
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The Whole-Brain Child: Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind The Whole-Brain Child: Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.26 — 64,588 ratings — published 2011
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Until Every Child Is Home: Why the Church Can and Must Care for Orphans Until Every Child Is Home: Why the Church Can and Must Care for Orphans (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.30 — 113 ratings — published 2019
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The Witching Wind The Witching Wind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.23 — 615 ratings — published 2024
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The ABCs of Adoption The ABCs of Adoption (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.83 — 6 ratings — published
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A Heart Like Home A Heart Like Home (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.43 — 3,550 ratings — published
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100 Days of Sunlight (100 Days of Sunlight, #1) 100 Days of Sunlight (100 Days of Sunlight, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.20 — 12,372 ratings — published 2019
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Ashes of Xy: Blood of Xy, Book 1 Ashes of Xy: Blood of Xy, Book 1 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.33 — 95 ratings — published
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When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor...and Yourself When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor...and Yourself (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.20 — 14,263 ratings — published 2009
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Adoption Unfiltered: Revelations from Adoptees, Birth Parents, Adoptive Parents, and Allies Adoption Unfiltered: Revelations from Adoptees, Birth Parents, Adoptive Parents, and Allies (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.29 — 236 ratings — published 2023
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Tell Me My Story: Why Do You Live With Your Grandparents? Tell Me My Story: Why Do You Live With Your Grandparents? (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Confessions of an Adoptive Parent: Hope and Help from the Trenches of Foster Care and Adoption Confessions of an Adoptive Parent: Hope and Help from the Trenches of Foster Care and Adoption (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 3.63 — 373 ratings — published 2018
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Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control: A Love-Based Approach to Helping Attachment-Challenged Children With Severe Behaviors, Volume 1 Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control: A Love-Based Approach to Helping Attachment-Challenged Children With Severe Behaviors, Volume 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.18 — 997 ratings — published 2006
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Replanted: Faith-Based Support for Adoptive and Foster Families (Spirituality and Mental Health) Replanted: Faith-Based Support for Adoptive and Foster Families (Spirituality and Mental Health)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.36 — 70 ratings — published
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Delivered:  My Harrowing Journey as a Birthmother Delivered: My Harrowing Journey as a Birthmother (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.48 — 21 ratings — published 2012
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The ABCs of Foster & Kinship Care The ABCs of Foster & Kinship Care (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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The Orphan, the Widow & Me: Paying It Forward with Both Hands The Orphan, the Widow & Me: Paying It Forward with Both Hands (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.49 — 53 ratings — published
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The Sixteenth Year: An Open Adoption Memoir The Sixteenth Year: An Open Adoption Memoir (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.51 — 45 ratings — published
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No Matter Where I Go: God’s Love for Kids in Foster Care No Matter Where I Go: God’s Love for Kids in Foster Care (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.50 — 10 ratings — published
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SIMPLY NEGLECT: Redemption beyond poverty and foster care SIMPLY NEGLECT: Redemption beyond poverty and foster care (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.72 — 75 ratings — published
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Until There’s More Than Enough: Working Together to Transform Foster Care Where You Live Until There’s More Than Enough: Working Together to Transform Foster Care Where You Live (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.15 — 26 ratings — published
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Stranger Care Stranger Care (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as foster-parents)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,762 ratings — published 2021
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Tori Hope Petersen
“When we place children to fill beds, we are creating a system of temporary housing rather than a long-term solution of finding children their forever, safe, and loving families.”
― Tori Hope Petersen, Fostered: One Woman’s Powerful Story of Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care

Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“Not a few millions of parents strongly hope that their own children will step in by instantly becoming their own parents’ foster parents, if and when the parents reach their second childhood.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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