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American daughter : a memoir / by Plymale, Stephanie Thornton,author.; Wald, Elissa,author.;
The founder of the Heritage Home Foundation nonprofit documents her secret abuse-marked childhood in and out of foster care and what she discovered while investigating the story of her mother's own harrowing past.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Plymale, Stephanie Thornton.; Adult child sexual abuse victims; Dysfunctional families; Foster children; Mothers and daughters;

Iz the apocalypse / by Currie, Susan,1967-author.;
"A spark ignites inside fourteen-year-old Iz Beaufort when she hears school music group Manifesto perform. Even though she hasn't written a song since That Place, she recognizes herself in the moving performance and longs to be part of the group, certain that they might actually understand her. But Manifesto is based at the prestigious Métier School, and Iz has bounced through twenty-six foster homes. Plus, there's no way Dominion Children's Care would ever send a foster kid to a private school when a public option is available. So Iz does what any passionate, broken, off-the-chart wunderkind might and takes matters into her own hands. Iz fakes her way in only to face a new set of challenges: tuition fees, tough classwork, and new classmates she can't immediately identify as friends or foes. And if she can't handle all this while keeping how she got into Métier a secret, she'll risk getting kicked out of both school and her current home. But a life with music--a life where Iz gets to have a voice--might be worth risking everything."--
Subjects: School fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Deception; Foster children; Music; Private schools; Teenage musicians; Truthfulness and falsehood; Deception; Foster children; Honesty; Music; Private schools; Teenage musicians;

The color of hope : a novel / by Steel, Danielle,author.;
Following the unexpected death of her beloved husband, art gallery owner Samantha Thompson finds herself adrift in their Malibu beach house. Her three adult children ... scattered from New York to London to Milan ... are concerned for her well-being and encourage her to take a trip to Paris. Once abroad, an impulsive day trip from Paris to Biarritz leads Samantha to discover the charming medieval village of Arcangues in the Basque countryside, with its unique and iconic blue shutters and historic château. The château is the ancestral home of Xavier de Bonport, who is trapped in a loveless marriage and trying to dig himself out financially after a business failed due to the pandemic. He needs rental income as urgently as Samantha needs a refuge. With Xavier living in a smaller house on the property, Samantha begins to transform the château into a temporary home. As they each sense compassion and resilience in the other, as well as kindness, a friendship blossoms. Inspired by the stories of Xavier's grandmother, who saved hundreds of Jewish children during World War II, Samantha considers fostering some children at the request of the local Dominican nuns, whose orphanage is filled to capacity. As a newfound family begins to fill the château, Samantha and Xavier wonder if their friendship is becoming something more.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Dwellings; Foster children; Friendship; Man-woman relationships; Orphans; Widows;

The color of hope [text (large print)] : a novel / by Steel, Danielle,author.;
Following the unexpected death of her beloved husband, art gallery owner Samantha Thompson finds herself adrift in their Malibu beach house. Her three adult children ... scattered from New York to London to Milan ... are concerned for her well-being and encourage her to take a trip to Paris. Once abroad, an impulsive day trip from Paris to Biarritz leads Samantha to discover the charming medieval village of Arcangues in the Basque countryside, with its unique and iconic blue shutters and historic château. The château is the ancestral home of Xavier de Bonport, who is trapped in a loveless marriage and trying to dig himself out financially after a business failed due to the pandemic. He needs rental income as urgently as Samantha needs a refuge. With Xavier living in a smaller house on the property, Samantha begins to transform the château into a temporary home. As they each sense compassion and resilience in the other, as well as kindness, a friendship blossoms. Inspired by the stories of Xavier's grandmother, who saved hundreds of Jewish children during World War II, Samantha considers fostering some children at the request of the local Dominican nuns, whose orphanage is filled to capacity. As a newfound family begins to fill the château, Samantha and Xavier wonder if their friendship is becoming something more.
Subjects: Large print books.; Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Dwellings; Foster children; Friendship; Man-woman relationships; Orphans; Widows;

My almost flawless Tokyo dream life / by Cohn, Rachel.;
On her sixteenth birthday, Elle Zoellner leaves the foster care system to live with the father she never knew in Tokyo, Japan.LSC
Subjects: Fathers and daughters; Rich people; Americans; Racially mixed people; Families; Dating (Social customs); Foster children; Private schools;

The barren grounds / by Robertson, David,1977-;
"Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home -- until they find a secret place, walled off in an unfinished attic bedroom. A portal opens to another reality, Askí, bringing them onto frozen, barren grounds, where they meet Ochek (Fisher). The only hunter supporting his starving community, Misewa, Ochek welcomes the human children, teaching them traditional ways to survive. But as the need for food becomes desperate, they embark on a dangerous mission. Accompanied by Arik, a sassy Squirrel they catch stealing from the trapline, they try to save Misewa before the icy grip of winter freezes everything--including them".--Page [2] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Indians of North America; Indian foster children; Indian children; Hunters; Imaginary places; Doorways; Imaginary places;

We must be brave [sound recording] / by Liardet, Frances,author.; Entwhistle, Jayne,narrator.; Mills, Juliet,narrator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.; Books on Tape, Inc.,publisher.;
Read by Jayne Entwhistle and Juliet Mills."December, 1940. As German bombs fall on Southampton, England, the city's residents flee to the surrounding villages. In Upton village, amid the chaos, newly-married Ellen Parr finds a girl asleep, unclaimed at the back of an empty bus. Little Pamela, it seems, is entirely alone. Ellen has always believed she does not want children, but when she takes Pamela into her home, the child cracks open the past Ellen thought she had escaped and the future she and her husband, Selwyn, had dreamed for themselves. As the war rages on, love grows where it was least expected, surprising them all. But with the end of the fighting comes the realization that Pamela was never theirs to keep ..." -- Container.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Abandoned children; Foster mothers; Mothers and daughters; Families;

The Wrong Girl / by Ryan, Hank Phillippi.;
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Adoption; Family secrets; Foster home care; Missing children; Murder;

Zig & Zag / by Miles, Ellen.;
"Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. When their mom sits the family down for a talk, Charles and Lizzie are excited to hear that they'll be fostering Zig and Zag, twin Brittany puppies! Double the puppies should mean double the fun, but the twins are very hyper and need a lot of attention. In order to find this adorable duo their forever home, Lizzie will need all the help she can get to train Zig and Zag!"--From publisher.Appeals to 2nd-3rd graders.LSC
Subjects: Dogs; Human-animal relationships; Children and animals; Animal rescue; Dogs; Foster care of animals;

The midnight children / by Gemeinhart, Dan,author.;
"In the dead of night, a truck arrives in Slaughterville, a small town curiously named after its windowless slaughterhouse. Seven mysterious kids with suitcases step out of the vehicle and into an abandoned home on a dead-end street, looking over their shoulders to make sure they aren't noticed. But Ravani Foster covertly witnesses their arrival from his bedroom window. Timid and lonely, Ravani is eager to learn everything he can about his new neighbors: What secrets are they hiding? And most mysterious of all...where are the adults? Yet amid this shadowy group of children, Ravani finds an unexpected friend in the warm and gutsy Virginia. But with this friendship comes secrets revealed—and danger. When Ravani learns of a threat to his new friends, he must fight to keep them safe, or lose the only person who has ever understood him."
Subjects: Novels.; Fantasy fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction; Orphans; Runaway children; Friendship; Neighbors; Belonging (Social psychology); JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Orphans & Foster Homes.; JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories.;

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