Adoption & Fostering
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To the End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care
$16.99 Add to cartA New York Times Notable Book, this intimate, authoritative look at the foster care system examines why it is failing the kids it is supposed to protect and what can be done to change it.
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- Author: Beam, Cris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 02 2014
- ISBN10: 0544103440
- Language: English
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ABC, Adoption & Me
$13.99 Add to cartA book about adoption that celebrates the miracle of family and addresses the difficult issues as well. With charming, exuberant illustrations and a diverse representation of families, ABC, Adoption &… [more below]
- Author: Swift, Gayle H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: July 01 2013
- ISBN10: 0985676280
- Language: English
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Somewhere Sisters: A Story of Adoption, Identity, and the Meaning of Family
$19.99 Read moreAn NPR Best Book of 2022 and Winner of a Nautilus Silver Book Award
“Stirring and unforgettable–a breathtaking adoption saga like no other.” —Robert Kolker, New York Times-bestselling author of Hid- Author: Hayasaki, Erika
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1643755366
- Language: English
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Reclaim Compassion: The Adoptive Parent’s Guide to Overcoming Blocked Care with Neuroscience and Faith
$14.99 Add to cartShed your shame. Renew your hope. Rediscover the parent you know you can be.
Is your adoption journey turning out differently than you imagined? You had so much love to give, but now you feel ashamed a
- Author: Qualls, Lisa C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 28 2023
- ISBN10: 9798987764312
- Language: English
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Belonging Matters: Conversations on Adoption, Family, and Kinship
$15.99 Add to cartBelonging Matters supports the adoption community while creating a conversation with those not directly touched by adoption. The collection explores the pursuit of identity and the boundaries of famil
- Author: McGue, Julie Ryan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 278
- Publish Date: November 01 2023
- ISBN10: 195871481X
- Language: English
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A Quest for Alex: A Courageous Journey of Triumphs, Tears, and the Power of International Adoption
$17.99 Add to cartA Quest for Alex is a heartwarming story based on real-life events following a couple’s journey to create a family through international adoption. It reads like an action-adventure novel, as their que… [more below]
- Author: Ruffini, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 226
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1959009141
- Language: English
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Conversations With Kris: Letters between a Mom and her Murdered Son
$15.00 Add to cartConversations with Kris is a collection of creative letters between a mother and her son after he is murdered. Their conversations tell of their life journey together. The narrative explores the drama
- Author: Palya, Suellen M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 76
- Publish Date: December 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1956203400
- Language: English
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The Secret Identity of Chance: The True Story of a Father and Adopted Daughter Miraculously Brought Together after Forty Years
$16.99 Add to cartNot all love stories are steeped in romance.
Searching for identity is the undercurrent to this story, which emphatically deals with intergenerational bonding, hope and coping mechanisms, while unders
- Author: McKeown, Marla
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: January 01 2024
- ISBN10: 9798890414083
- Language: English
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Foster Care: One Dog’s Story of Change
$10.95 Read moreIn this heartfelt story from the bestselling author of My Mouth is a Volcano!, Foster meets new friends and a kind foster mom who help him navigate the fears and feelings associated with going into fo
- Author: Cook, Julia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 03 2018
- ISBN10: 1937870464
- Language: English
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Crying for Help: The Shocking True Story of a Damaged Girl with a Dark Past
$9.99 Add to cartThe 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 pas
- Author: Watson, Casey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 02 2012
- ISBN10: 0007436580
- Language: English
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A Terrible Secret: Scared for Her Safety, Tilly Places Herself Into Foster Care. a Shocking True Story.
$12.99 Add to cartTilly hates her stepfather, Dave. He abuses her mother, but she refuses to leave him.
Frightened for her own safety, Tilly asks to go into foster care and is placed with Cathy. Tilly arrives with a gra
- Author: Glass, Cathy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 15 2020
- ISBN10: 0008405271
- Language: English
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You Should Be Grateful: Stories of Race, Identity, and Transracial Adoption
$25.95 Read moreAn adoption expert and transracial adoptee herself examines the unique perspectives and challenges these adoptees have as they navigate multiple cultures
“Your parents are so amazing for adopting you!- Author: Tucker, Angela
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 18 2023
- ISBN10: 0807006513
- Language: English
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Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work
$19.95 Add to cart“All behavior makes sense”
Parenting and neuroscience expert Robyn Gobbel is here to reveal how all behavior, no matter how baffling, c
‘”It most certainly does not!”, is probably your first reaction.- Author: Gobbel, Robyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 21, 2023
- ISBN10: 1839974281
- Language: English
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The Primal Wound
$15.00 Add to cartThe Primal Wound is a seminal work which revolutionizes the way we think about adoption. It describes and clarifies the effects of separating babies from their birth mothers as a primal loss which aff
- Author: Verrier, Nancy N.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 14, 2003
- ISBN10: 0963648004
- Language: English
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The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family
$22.00 Add to cart“An extremely useful parenting handbook… truly outstanding … strongly recommended.”
–Library Journal (starred review)“A tremendous resource for parents and professionals alike.”
–Thomas Atwood,- Author: Purvis, Karyn B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 15, 2007
- ISBN10: 0071475001
- Language: English
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Coming home to Self: The Adopted Child Grows Up
$20.00 Add to cartComing Home to Self is a book about becoming aware. It is written for all members of the adoption triad: adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents as well as those who are in relationship with the
- Author: Verrier, Nancy N.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 506
- Publish Date: March 17, 2003
- ISBN10: 0963648012
- Language: English
