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Three Little Words Three Little Words (Hardcover)
by (shelved 75 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.20 — 17,926 ratings — published 2008
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One for the Murphys One for the Murphys (Hardcover)
by (shelved 68 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.33 — 34,667 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 4.10 — 237,061 ratings — published 2011
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Orphan Train Orphan Train (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.20 — 475,477 ratings — published 2013
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Another Place at the Table Another Place at the Table (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,724 ratings — published 2003
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Fighting Words Fighting Words (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.63 — 14,451 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 52 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.02 — 3,565 ratings — published 2013
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Demon Copperhead Demon Copperhead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.46 — 913,838 ratings — published 2022
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The Great Gilly Hopkins The Great Gilly Hopkins (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as foster-care)
avg rating 3.86 — 24,126 ratings — published 1978
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Orbiting Jupiter Orbiting Jupiter (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 41 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.23 — 61,322 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 — 6,259 ratings — published 2007
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White Oleander White Oleander (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.01 — 372,120 ratings — published 1999
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Pictures of Hollis Woods Pictures of Hollis Woods (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.03 — 30,961 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 4.13 — 73,541 ratings — published 1997
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Far from the Tree Far from the Tree (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.24 — 50,606 ratings — published 2017
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What I Carry What I Carry (Library Binding)
by (shelved 25 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,465 ratings — published 2020
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Forever, or a Long, Long Time Forever, or a Long, Long Time (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 24 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.38 — 2,466 ratings — published 2017
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Counting by 7s Counting by 7s (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.13 — 89,534 ratings — published 2013
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Damaged Damaged (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.28 — 19,686 ratings — published 2007
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The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.46 — 3,897 ratings — published 2024
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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 — 1,358 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 — 763,436 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 — 7,673 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 4.41 — 312 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 — 468,171 ratings — published 1995
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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 18 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.33 — 311,891 ratings — published 2014
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,500,198 ratings — published 2017
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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 — 498 ratings — published 2001
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All the Impossible Things All the Impossible Things (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,780 ratings — published 2019
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Reframing Foster Care Reframing Foster Care (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.48 — 528 ratings — published
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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 — 44,721 ratings — published 2007
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Mummy Told Me Not to Tell Mummy Told Me Not to Tell (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.39 — 6,426 ratings — published 2010
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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 — 2,045 ratings — published
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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 16 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.71 — 1,594 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 — 25,789 ratings — published 2013
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Locomotion Locomotion (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.02 — 7,531 ratings — published 2003
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And Then, Boom! And Then, Boom! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,702 ratings — published 2024
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Darling Girls Darling Girls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as foster-care)
avg rating 3.98 — 247,811 ratings — published 2024
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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 15 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.49 — 121,208 ratings — published 2015
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Almost Home Almost Home (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.22 — 9,452 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 — 123,184 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 4.01 — 223 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 — 3,211 ratings — published 2023
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A List of Cages A List of Cages (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.24 — 27,838 ratings — published 2017
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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 — 1,558 ratings — published 2016
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Tiny Prisoners Tiny Prisoners (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.53 — 3,690 ratings — published 2016
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Foster Foster (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.29 — 204,980 ratings — published 2010
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Runaway Runaway (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,817 ratings — published 2006
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Bud, Not Buddy Bud, Not Buddy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 3.98 — 117,116 ratings — published 1999
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Lorna Jackie Wilson
“My past did not break me; it built a foundation of fierce, intentional love. I am not parenting out of fear of what was lost, but out of the certainty of who we are: rooted, chosen, and beautifully whole.”
― Lorna Jackie Wilson, Black Butterfly: The Journey - The Victory

Bianca Viola
“Love, feelings, all that mushy stuff—if it was ever real, it never goes away.”
― Bianca Viola, Dreaming of Hiraeth

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