Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Florida

true stories of God's presence today

A treasury of adoption miracles

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Washington

An award-winning first novel follows the experiences of foster kid Carley, who uses humor and street smarts to cope with her unpredictable life until the loving, bustling Murphy family offers her more stability and a greater sense of belonging than she ever thought possible.

One for the Murphys

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Some sticker residue on back jacket cover. #fiction #hardcover #family #fostercare #comingofage

Virginia

After her mother is arrested, fifteen-year-old Dess is sent to live with the foster family that took in her baby brother several years before, and although she and her new foster sister, Hope, clash immediately, they soon realize they have much in common.

Peas and Carrots

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#fiction #juvenilefiction #middlegrade #dog #dogs #pets #fostercare #joanbauer #animallover #paperback 

Tennessee

The Newbery Honor-winning author of Hope Was Here offers the story of sixth-grader Sugar and her mother, who lose their beloved house and experience the harsh world of homelessness.

Almost Home

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#paperback #nonfiction #fostercare #memoir #parenting #sad #truestory 

West Virginia

A Memoir

An inspiring true story of the tumultuous nine years Ashley Rhodes-Courter spent in the foster care system, and how she triumphed over painful memories and real-life horrors to ultimately find her own voice. "Sunshine, you're my baby and I'm your only mother. You must mind the one taking care of you, but she's not your mama." Ashley Rhodes-Courter spent nine years of her life in fourteen different foster homes, living by those words. As her mother spirals out of control, Ashley is left clinging to an unpredictable, dissolving relationship, all the while getting pulled deeper and deeper into the foster care system. Painful memories of being taken away from her home quickly become consumed by real-life horrors, where Ashley is juggled between caseworkers, shuffled from school to school, and forced to endure manipulative, humiliating treatment from a very abusive foster family. In this inspiring, unforgettable memoir, Ashley finds the courage to succeed - and in doing so, discovers the power of her own voice.

Three Little Words

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#hardcover #fostercare #humboldtcounty #hippies. Hardcover with dust jacket in very good condition. No page creases or folds. 

North Carolina

A Novel

After foster-parenting four young siblings a decade ago, Summer Wood tried to imagine a place where kids who are left alone or taken from their families would find the love and the family they deserve. For her, fiction was the tool to realize that world, and Wrecker, the central character in her second novel, is the abandoned child for whom life turns around in most unexpected ways. It's June of 1965 when Wrecker enters the world. The war is raging in Vietnam, San Francisco is tripping towardflower power, and Lisa Fay, Wrecker's birth mother, is knocked nearly sideways by life as a single parent in a city she can barely manage to navigate on her own. Three years later, she's in prison, and Wrecker is left to bounce around in the system before he's shipped off to live with distant relatives in the wilds of Humboldt County, California. When he arrives he's scared and angry, exploding at the least thing, and quick to flee.Wrecker is the story of this boy and the motley group of isolated eccentrics who come together to raise him and become a family along the way.
For readers taken with the special boy at the center ofThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle,Wrecker will be a welcome companion.

Wrecker

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#paperback #fiction #adoption #fostercare #comingofage #mentalhealth #ya #middlegrade #environmentalism #youngadult 

Teenager Leila's life is full of challenges. From bouncing around the foster care system to living with seasonal affective disorder, she's never had an easy road. Leila keeps herself busy with her passion for environmental advocacy, monitoring the Urban Ecovists message board and joining a local environmental club with her best friend, Sarika. And now that Leila has finally been adopted, she dares to hope her life will improve.But the voices in Leila's head are growing louder by the day. Ignoring them isn't working anymore. Something calls out to her from the grove at Fairmount Park. Is she ready to answer?

The Girl and the Grove

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Iowa

A troublesome twelve-year-old orphan, staying with an elderly artist who needs her, remembers the only other time she was happy in a foster home, with a family that truly seemed to care about her.

Pictures of Hollis Woods

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#paperback #ya #death #fiction #fostercare #grief #howtomakefriendswiththedark #kathleenglasgow 

Maryland

How to Make Friends with the Dark

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There is normal wear to the spine of the book (as pictured) but still in great condition inside. No stains or tears. This is one of my favorite books, but I have two copies! #paperback #fbi #fiction #lisagardner #thriller #suspense #fostercare #lookforme 

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “An utterly absorbing story about troubled families and twisted fates. You won’t be able to put it down—and it will haunt you long after you turn the final page.”—Shari Lapena “A complex crime scene, a missing girl, a ticking clock: no one writes a more page-turning, gut-wrenching thriller.”—Tess Gerritsen In #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner's latest twisty thrill ride, Detective D. D. Warren and Find Her's Flora Dane return in a race against the clock to either save a young girl's life...or bring her to justice. The home of a family of five is now a crime scene: four of them savagely murdered, one—a sixteen-year-old girl—missing. Was she lucky to have escaped? Or is her absence evidence of something sinister? Detective D. D. Warren is on the case—but so is survivor-turned-avenger Flora Dane. Seeking different types of justice, they must make sense of the clues left behind by a young woman who, whether as victim or suspect, is silently pleading, Look for me.

Look for Me

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#paperback #historicalfiction #GreatDepression #AfricanAmerican #children #fostercare

New Jersey

Bud, Not Buddy

#paperback #romance #collegeromance #newadultromance #adultromance #fiction #na #newadult #fostercare

Starting over isn't easy, especially when the past keeps coming back to haunt you.

Flynn O'Neill and Jaynie Cumberland thought life outside the foster care system would be a breeze. Now eighteen and sharing a home in the quaint, little town of Lawrence, West Virginia, their new start should be nothing short of idyllic.

Unfortunately, it is not.

Flynn and Jaynie are discovering that picking up the pieces of their shattered lives and moving forward is far from easy, particularly when the past keeps rearing its ugly head. And then, as if things weren't tough enough, they are told the evil Allison Lowry, their former foster sister, may be released from prison early.

Committed to not allowing that to happen, Flynn and Jaynie begin to search for ways to keep their former tormentor behind bars. In doing so, dark secrets are uncovered. But instead of setting this young couple back, these new developments allow Jaynie and Flynn to grow closer than ever. As their commitment to one another deepens, these two broken people find new purpose and, more importantly, realize the healing they so deeply desire is finally within reach.

Today's Promises is the beautiful, stirring conclusion to Flynn and Jaynie's journey that first began in Tomorrow's Lies.

Today's Promises

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Illinois

Gilly Hopkins is a tale of a young girl trying to deal with foster care. It’s a unique story and a great perspective on the foster system. This has almost no wear, and it’s the Scholastic Distribution version. 

 #paperback #fiction #gillyhopkins #scholastic #classics #fostercare #middlegrade #childrens 

New Hampshire

The Great Gilly Hopkins

#romance #hardcover #contemporary #fostercare #trauma

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

New York

"The story of a woman whose gift for flowers helps her change the lives of others even as she struggles to overcome her own past"--Provided by publisher.

The Language of Flowers

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#paperback #fiction #romance #collegeromance #fostercare #newadultromance #newadult #na #adultfiction #adultromance

When today's promises become tomorrow's lies, how can you believe in anything . . . or anyone?Jaynie Cumberland has no idea how to trust again, so she's given up on trying. Dumped in to the state foster care system at age fourteen, Jaynie spent three years treading water, just trying to get by. Still, Jaynie always knew she was broken in some way. After all, why did her own mother abandon her? And following a harrowing experience at her first foster home, Jaynie's worst fears are confirmed, leaving her feeling worthless and shattered. Now Jaynie counts the days till she turns eighteen and can go out on her own. All she wants is to be free of everyone and everything. But before that can happen, she must make it through the next few months at one final foster home. There Jaynie meets a gorgeous, albeit rough-around-the-edges, boy who is dealing with the repercussions of his own turbulent past.Flynn O'Neill is immediately taken with this new, fragile girl. He becomes determined to show Jaynie there is more to life than hurt and pain. Unfortunately, this new home they live in, one that promised to be a haven for unwanted kids, is more like a living hell.So what do you do when you're trapped and there's no way out?What if you fall in love and protecting the other person becomes the most important thing in your life?What if something unthinkable happens, testing your love, and the stakes are raised higher than ever? Will you come out unscathed? Can today's promises be kept? Or will they simply become more of tomorrow's lies?Tomorrow's Lies is a beautiful story of an all-consuming love and broken people building a family out of nothing. It's about never giving up, even in the face of adversity

Tomorrow's Lies

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California

Idaho

This was a really fun and quick read for me. It’s one of those mysteries that you don’t really know who did what until the very end.  I do a post office run in the morning (I’m on the west coast) or early afternoon nearly every day so typically your order will ship same day or next day depending on when you order. If you would like more pictures, or have any questions - let me know! I’m happy to help! ^_^  #fiction #detective #mystery #hardcover #family #fostercare #suspense

a novel

Closer than you know

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Rhode Island

#paperback #humanresilience #fostercare #caseywatson #bestselller 

Nebraska

From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a true story of two deeply troubled boys both in need of a loving home.



This is the sixth title in the series.

The Watsons are astonished when they answer their front door to find their case worker with a small boy on the doorstep. Jenson is just nine years old. He was removed from his home thirty minutes earlier when it was discovered his mother had left him at home while she went on holiday with her boyfriend.



A couple of weeks later Casey is in for a second shock when she is asked to take a second nine-year-old boy, Georgie. Georgie is autistic and has been in a children's home since he was a toddler. The home is closing and social services need somewhere temporary for him to stay. With her own grown up son, Kieron, having Asperger's (a mild form of autism), Casey knows this is one child she cannot say no to.



The relationship between Jenson and Georgie is difficult from the outset. Jenson is rebellious and full of attitude and he kicks off at anything, constantly winding Georgie up. Georgie doesn't cope well with change and is soon in a permanent state of stress. Despite Casey's best efforts, her innate love for the children is being tested and she begins to question if she can handle Jenson's cruelty.



But overtime it becomes clear that the boys have formed an unlikely bond. Could this be the solution to all of their troubles?

Breaking the Silence: Two Little Boys, Lost and Unloved. One Foster Carer Determined to Make a Difference

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#paperback #fostercare #fansoftoreyhayden #hopefulstories #heroes #makingadifference 

The Shocking Story of a Damaged Girl with a Dark Past

The second book from Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson.



Two weeks after saying farewell to her first foster child, Casey is asked to look after Sophia, a troubled 12-year-old with a sad past. Sophia's actions are disturbing and provocative and, before long, Casey and her family find themselves in a dark and dangerous situation.

Two years ago Sophia's mother had a terrible accident. Sophia has been in care ever since.



Right away, Casey feels something isn't right. Sophia's a well-developed girl, who looks more like 18 than 12. She only seems to have eyes and ears for men, and treats all women with contempt and disgust. And she has everyone around her jumping through hoops.



Over time, as more details begin to emerge about Sophia's past, it becomes clear that her behaviour is a front for an early life filled with pain and suffering. But although Casey feels she is gradually breaking through to Sophia and getting her to open up about things she has never spoken about before, her violence is threatening the safety of the whole family, forcing Casey to question whether she can really handle this lost and damaged girl.



Both shocking and inspiring, this true story will shed new light on the extreme and sometimes dangerous nature of foster care.

Crying for Help

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The True Story of an Abandoned Child's Struggle for Emotional Survival

The heartbreaking, iconic true story of an abandoned little boy's horrific journey through the American foster care system One misty evening, Jennings Michael Burch's mother, too sick to care for him, left her eight-year-old son at an orphanage with the words, "I'll be right back." She wasn't. Shuttled through a bleak series of foster homes, orphanages, and institutions, Jennings never remained in any of them long enough to make a friend. Instead, he clung to a tattered stuffed animal named Doggie, his sole source of comfort in a frightening world. Here, in his own words, Jennings Michael Burch reveals the abuse and neglect he experienced during his lost childhood. But while his experiences are both shocking and devastating, his story is ultimately one of hope--the triumphant tale of a forgotten child who somehow found the courage to reach out for love and found it waiting for him.

Karen Kingsbury

A treasury of adoption miracles

Lynda Mullaly Hunt

One for the Murphys

Tanita S. Davis

Peas and Carrots

Joan Bauer

Almost Home

Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Three Little Words

Summer Wood

Wrecker

Eric Smith

The Girl and the Grove

Patricia Reilly Giff

Pictures of Hollis Woods

Kathleen Glasgow

How to Make Friends with the Dark

Lisa Gardner

Look for Me

Christopher Paul Chris

Bud, Not Buddy

S. R. Grey

Today's Promises

Patricia Reilly Giff

Pictures of Hollis Woods

Katherine Paterson

The Great Gilly Hopkins

Vanessa Diffenbaugh

The Language of Flowers

Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Three Little Words

S. R. Grey

Tomorrow's Lies

Patricia Reilly Giff

Pictures of Hollis Woods

Patricia Reilly Giff

Pictures of Hollis Woods

Brad Parks

Closer than you know

Patricia Reilly Giff

Pictures of Hollis Woods

Casey Watson

Breaking the Silence: Two Little Boys, Lost and Unloved. One Foster Carer Determined to Make a Difference

Casey Watson

Crying for Help

Jennings Michael Burch

They Cage the Animals at Night