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 — 17,520 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 — 33,861 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 — 232,863 ratings — published 2011
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Orphan Train Orphan Train (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.20 — 464,120 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 — 3,640 ratings — published 2003
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Fighting Words Fighting Words (Hardcover)
by (shelved 50 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.63 — 13,886 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 4.01 — 3,498 ratings — published 2013
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Demon Copperhead Demon Copperhead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.47 — 794,220 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 — 23,511 ratings — published 1978
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Orbiting Jupiter Orbiting Jupiter (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 41 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.23 — 58,218 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 — 6,084 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 — 366,591 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 — 30,625 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 — 72,099 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 — 49,338 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 — 7,228 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 — 2,419 ratings — published 2017
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Damaged Damaged (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.28 — 19,291 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 — 87,492 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 — 1,344 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 — 726,283 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 — 7,481 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 — 303 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 — 460,815 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 — 3,108 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 — 2,708 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 — 494 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 — 280,742 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 — 494 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 — 1,425,340 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 — 41,651 ratings — published 2007
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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 — 25,008 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 — 6,155 ratings — published 2010
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Locomotion Locomotion (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.02 — 7,372 ratings — published 2003
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And Then, Boom! And Then, Boom! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.60 — 3,716 ratings — published 2024
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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 15 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,895 ratings — published
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Almost Home Almost Home (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.22 — 9,361 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 — 122,887 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 — 2,854 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 — 1,482 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 — 1,718 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 — 1,521 ratings — published 2016
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Tiny Prisoners Tiny Prisoners (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.52 — 3,568 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 — 115,464 ratings — published 2015
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Foster Foster (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as foster-care)
avg rating 4.31 — 164,753 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 — 115,168 ratings — published 1999
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Darling Girls Darling Girls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as foster-care)
avg rating 3.99 — 214,513 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 — 2,458 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 — 13,758 ratings — published 2020
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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

Sara Zavacki-Moore
“My newest novel, Tiny House of God is now available as an audiobook through Audible! It was so much fun (and work) to record.”
Sara Zavacki-Moore

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