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Kids in foster care from Multcolib My Librarian Kate

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Fiction for tweens and young teens featuring kids in the foster care system.

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Gooseberry

Gooseberry

by Gow, Robin

Book - 2024

Twelve-year-old nonbinary B forms a connection with an anxious stray dog, Gooseberry, prompting them to pursue their dream of becoming a dog trainer while navigating the complexities of trust and building a family in their newest foster home. Twelve-year-old nonbinary B forms a connection with an anxious stray dog, Gooseberry, prompting them to pursue their dream of becoming a dog trainer while navigating the complexities of trust and building a family in their newest foster home. Show less

Twelve-year-old nonbinary B forms a connection with an anxious stray dog, Gooseberry, prompting them to pursue their dream of becoming a dog trainer while navigating the complexities of trust and building a family in their newest foster home. Twelve-year-old nonbinary B forms a connection with an anxious stray dog, Gooseberry, prompting them to pursue their dream of becoming a dog trainer while navigating the complexities of trust and building a family in their newest foster home. Show less

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Deer Run Home

Deer Run Home

A Novel in Verse

by LeZotte, Ann Clare

Book - 2024

With a family who refuses to learn sign language, twelve-year-old Effie is mostly cut off from human communication at home, unable to speak of her abusive...Show more With a family who refuses to learn sign language, twelve-year-old Effie is mostly cut off from human communication at home, unable to speak of her abusive stepfather or violent father -- only her interpreter understands, and Miss Kathy is willing to take Effie's case to court to provide her with a safe home. Told in verse. Show less

With a family who refuses to learn sign language, twelve-year-old Effie is mostly cut off from human communication at home, unable to speak of her abusive...Show more With a family who refuses to learn sign language, twelve-year-old Effie is mostly cut off from human communication at home, unable to speak of her abusive stepfather or violent father -- only her interpreter understands, and Miss Kathy is willing to take Effie's case to court to provide her with a safe home. Told in verse. Show less

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Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

by Choldenko, Gennifer

Book - 2024

When Hank’s mom doesn’t come home, he takes care of his toddler sister, Boo, like he always does. But it’s been a week now and they are out of food. Hank ...Show more When Hank’s mom doesn’t come home, he takes care of his toddler sister, Boo, like he always does. But it’s been a week now and they are out of food. Hank knows he needs help but asking for help has consequences. It means social workers and having to answer questions about his mom that he's been trying to keep secret. And if they can't find his mom soon, Hank and Boo may end up in different foster homes--he could lose everything. Show less

When Hank’s mom doesn’t come home, he takes care of his toddler sister, Boo, like he always does. But it’s been a week now and they are out of food. Hank ...Show more When Hank’s mom doesn’t come home, he takes care of his toddler sister, Boo, like he always does. But it’s been a week now and they are out of food. Hank knows he needs help but asking for help has consequences. It means social workers and having to answer questions about his mom that he's been trying to keep secret. And if they can't find his mom soon, Hank and Boo may end up in different foster homes--he could lose everything. Show less

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The House With A Dragon in It

The House With A Dragon in It

by Lake, Nick

Book - 2024

When a mysterious hole opens up in her new foster family's living room, Summer encounters a dragon who offers her three wishes, but as she uses the wishes, the magic takes a dark turn and jeopardizes Summer's deepest desire for a home. When a mysterious hole opens up in her new foster family's living room, Summer encounters a dragon who offers her three wishes, but as she uses the wishes, the magic takes a dark turn and jeopardizes Summer's deepest desire for a home. Show less

When a mysterious hole opens up in her new foster family's living room, Summer encounters a dragon who offers her three wishes, but as she uses the wishes, the magic takes a dark turn and jeopardizes Summer's deepest desire for a home. When a mysterious hole opens up in her new foster family's living room, Summer encounters a dragon who offers her three wishes, but as she uses the wishes, the magic takes a dark turn and jeopardizes Summer's deepest desire for a home. Show less

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Lasagna Means I Love You

Lasagna Means I Love You

by O'Shaughnessy, Kate

Book - 2023

When eleven-year-old foster kid Mo finds a handmade cookbook filled with someone else's family recipes, she collects the stories behind them and builds a ...Show more When eleven-year-old foster kid Mo finds a handmade cookbook filled with someone else's family recipes, she collects the stories behind them and builds a website to share them, secretly hoping a long-lost relative will find her and give her a family recipe all her own. Show less

When eleven-year-old foster kid Mo finds a handmade cookbook filled with someone else's family recipes, she collects the stories behind them and builds a ...Show more When eleven-year-old foster kid Mo finds a handmade cookbook filled with someone else's family recipes, she collects the stories behind them and builds a website to share them, secretly hoping a long-lost relative will find her and give her a family recipe all her own. Show less

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Boy 2.0

Boy 2.0

by Baptiste, Tracey

Book - 2024

When thirteen-year-old African American Coal discovers he can turn invisible, he searches for answers about his past with the help of his friends and his new foster family. When thirteen-year-old African American Coal discovers he can turn invisible, he searches for answers about his past with the help of his friends and his new foster family. Show less

When thirteen-year-old African American Coal discovers he can turn invisible, he searches for answers about his past with the help of his friends and his new foster family. When thirteen-year-old African American Coal discovers he can turn invisible, he searches for answers about his past with the help of his friends and his new foster family. Show less

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Something Like Home

Something Like Home

by Arango, Andrea Beatriz

Book - 2023

Laura Rodríguez Colón has a plan: no matter what the grown-ups say, she will live with her parents again. So when Laura finds a puppy, it seems like fate....Show more Laura Rodríguez Colón has a plan: no matter what the grown-ups say, she will live with her parents again. So when Laura finds a puppy, it seems like fate. If she can train the puppy to become a therapy dog, then maybe she'll be allowed to visit her parents. Maybe the dog will help them get better and things will go back to the way they should be. After all, how do you explain to others that you're technically a foster kid, even though you live with your aunt? And most importantly . . . how do you explain that you're not where you belong, and you just want to go home?" Show less

Laura Rodríguez Colón has a plan: no matter what the grown-ups say, she will live with her parents again. So when Laura finds a puppy, it seems like fate....Show more Laura Rodríguez Colón has a plan: no matter what the grown-ups say, she will live with her parents again. So when Laura finds a puppy, it seems like fate. If she can train the puppy to become a therapy dog, then maybe she'll be allowed to visit her parents. Maybe the dog will help them get better and things will go back to the way they should be. After all, how do you explain to others that you're technically a foster kid, even though you live with your aunt? And most importantly . . . how do you explain that you're not where you belong, and you just want to go home?" Show less

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Shark Teeth

Shark Teeth

by Winston, Sherri

Book - 2024

Seventh-grader Sharkita "Kita" embarks on a tumultuous journey to keep her family together while handling the consequences of her mother's alcoholism. Seventh-grader Sharkita "Kita" embarks on a tumultuous journey to keep her family together while handling the consequences of her mother's alcoholism. Show less

Seventh-grader Sharkita "Kita" embarks on a tumultuous journey to keep her family together while handling the consequences of her mother's alcoholism. Seventh-grader Sharkita "Kita" embarks on a tumultuous journey to keep her family together while handling the consequences of her mother's alcoholism. Show less

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Not Nothing

Not Nothing

by Forman, Gayle

Book - 2024

Alex's mother has been missing for almost a year. He sleeps on the lumpy couch at the house of an aunt and uncle who see him as a burden. After a fight at...Show more Alex's mother has been missing for almost a year. He sleeps on the lumpy couch at the house of an aunt and uncle who see him as a burden. After a fight at school and a court order, his social worker assigns him to spend his summer volunteering at a senior living facility. There, he forms a unique bond with a Holocaust survivor and learns lessons that change the trajectory of his life. Show less

Alex's mother has been missing for almost a year. He sleeps on the lumpy couch at the house of an aunt and uncle who see him as a burden. After a fight at...Show more Alex's mother has been missing for almost a year. He sleeps on the lumpy couch at the house of an aunt and uncle who see him as a burden. After a fight at school and a court order, his social worker assigns him to spend his summer volunteering at a senior living facility. There, he forms a unique bond with a Holocaust survivor and learns lessons that change the trajectory of his life. Show less

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My So-called Family

My So-called Family

by Gordon, Gia

Book - 2024

Sixth-grader artist Ash, who has been in foster care most of her life, struggles with an ancestral tree assignment, but soon discovers the true meaning of family. Sixth-grader artist Ash, who has been in foster care most of her life, struggles with an ancestral tree assignment, but soon discovers the true meaning of family. Show less

Sixth-grader artist Ash, who has been in foster care most of her life, struggles with an ancestral tree assignment, but soon discovers the true meaning of family. Sixth-grader artist Ash, who has been in foster care most of her life, struggles with an ancestral tree assignment, but soon discovers the true meaning of family. Show less

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Kinda Like Brothers

Kinda Like Brothers

by Booth, Coe

Book - 2014

It was one thing when Jarrett's mom took care of foster babies who needed help. But this time the baby who needs help has an older brother - a kid Jarrett...Show more It was one thing when Jarrett's mom took care of foster babies who needed help. But this time the baby who needs help has an older brother - a kid Jarrett's age named Kevon. Everyone thinks Jarrett and Kevon should be friends - but that's not gonna happen. Not when Kevon's acting like he's better than Jarrett - and not when Jarrett finds out Kevon's keeping some major secrets. Jarrett doesn't think it's fair that he has to share his room, his friends, and his life with some stranger. He's gotta do something about it - but what? Show less

It was one thing when Jarrett's mom took care of foster babies who needed help. But this time the baby who needs help has an older brother - a kid Jarrett...Show more It was one thing when Jarrett's mom took care of foster babies who needed help. But this time the baby who needs help has an older brother - a kid Jarrett's age named Kevon. Everyone thinks Jarrett and Kevon should be friends - but that's not gonna happen. Not when Kevon's acting like he's better than Jarrett - and not when Jarrett finds out Kevon's keeping some major secrets. Jarrett doesn't think it's fair that he has to share his room, his friends, and his life with some stranger. He's gotta do something about it - but what? Show less

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All the Impossible Things

All the Impossible Things

by Lackey, Lindsay

Book - 2019

"Whenever Ruby "Red" Byrd is scared or angry, the wind picks up. And being placed in foster care, moving from family to family, tends to ke...Show more "Whenever Ruby "Red" Byrd is scared or angry, the wind picks up. And being placed in foster care, moving from family to family, tends to keep her skies stormy. Red knows she has to learn to control it, but can't figure out how. This time, the wind blows Red into the home of the Grooves, a quirky couple who run a petting zoo. With their own curious gifts, Celine and Jackson Groove seem to fit like a puzzle piece into Red's heart. But just when Red starts to settle into her new life, a fresh storm rolls in, one she knows all too well: her mother. Red has longed to have her mom back in her life, and she's quickly swept up in the vortex of her mother's chaos. Now Red must discover the possible in the impossible if she wants to overcome her own tornadoes and find the family she needs." Show less

"Whenever Ruby "Red" Byrd is scared or angry, the wind picks up. And being placed in foster care, moving from family to family, tends to ke...Show more "Whenever Ruby "Red" Byrd is scared or angry, the wind picks up. And being placed in foster care, moving from family to family, tends to keep her skies stormy. Red knows she has to learn to control it, but can't figure out how. This time, the wind blows Red into the home of the Grooves, a quirky couple who run a petting zoo. With their own curious gifts, Celine and Jackson Groove seem to fit like a puzzle piece into Red's heart. But just when Red starts to settle into her new life, a fresh storm rolls in, one she knows all too well: her mother. Red has longed to have her mom back in her life, and she's quickly swept up in the vortex of her mother's chaos. Now Red must discover the possible in the impossible if she wants to overcome her own tornadoes and find the family she needs." Show less

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Pavi Sharma's Guide to Going Home

Pavi Sharma's Guide to Going Home

by Farr, Bridget

Book - 2019

Seventh-grader Pavi considers herself a foster care expert after living with four different families. She runs a business to teach other foster children h...Show more Seventh-grader Pavi considers herself a foster care expert after living with four different families. She runs a business to teach other foster children how to navigate the system, accepting school supplies and snacks as payment. When Pavi learns a kindergartner is about to be placed with the terrible first foster family she lived with, she puts her business aside and recruits her friends to help prevent the placement. Show less

Seventh-grader Pavi considers herself a foster care expert after living with four different families. She runs a business to teach other foster children h...Show more Seventh-grader Pavi considers herself a foster care expert after living with four different families. She runs a business to teach other foster children how to navigate the system, accepting school supplies and snacks as payment. When Pavi learns a kindergartner is about to be placed with the terrible first foster family she lived with, she puts her business aside and recruits her friends to help prevent the placement. Show less

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The Barren Grounds

The Barren Grounds

by Robertson, David

Book - 2020

Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They...Show more 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. Show less

Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They...Show more 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. Show less

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Locomotion

Locomotion

by Woodson, Jacqueline

Book - 2003

In a series of poems, eleven-year-old Lonnie writes about his life, after the death of his parents, separated from his younger sister, living in a foster home, and finding his poetic voice at school. In a series of poems, eleven-year-old Lonnie writes about his life, after the death of his parents, separated from his younger sister, living in a foster home, and finding his poetic voice at school. Show less

In a series of poems, eleven-year-old Lonnie writes about his life, after the death of his parents, separated from his younger sister, living in a foster home, and finding his poetic voice at school. In a series of poems, eleven-year-old Lonnie writes about his life, after the death of his parents, separated from his younger sister, living in a foster home, and finding his poetic voice at school. Show less

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