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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
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"Penobscot Indian Molly Ayer is close to 'aging out' out of the foster care system. A community service position helping an elderly woman clean out her home is the only thing keeping Molly out of juvie and worse ... As she helps Vivian sort through her possessions and memories, Molly learns that she and Vivian aren't as different as they seem to be. A young Irish immigrant orphaned in New York City, Vivian was put on a train to the Midwest with hundreds...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 15
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Two men and the game they love. A woman with a heart for the lonely and lost, and a boy who believes the impossible. Thrown together in a season of self-discovery, they're about to learn lessons in character and grace, love and sacrifice. Because in the end, life isn't defined by what takes place on the first day of the week, but by how we live it between Sundays.
3) Below zero
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Joe Pickett novels volume 9
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
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Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett's teenage daughter, Sheridan, receives a text message with a staggering implication: that April, the foster daughter thought to have died 6 years ago in a massacre, is still alive. If it really is April who's texting, she's in danger, and for Pickett, the only thing worse than losing her the first time would be losing her again. Pickett must negotiate FBI politics, recruit his fugitive friend Nate Romanowski, and...
4) Flight
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 5
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A troubled teenaged Indian orphan, about to commit a massive act of violence, finds himself traveling back and forth through time in search of his true identity, stopping at such places as an Idaho reservation in the early 1970s and the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12
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Ashley spent nine years in foster care after being taken away from her mother. She endured many caseworkers, moving from school to school and manipulative, humiliating and abusive treatment from one foster family. See how she survives and eventually thrives against the odds.
7) Night road
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 18
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After a string of foster homes and the death of her heroin-addict mother, Lexi Baill is taken in by a newly discovered great-aunt who lives a spartan life near Seattle. Lexi soon meets Mia and her loving twin brother, Zach. The friendship flourishes, and Mia's mother draws Lexi into the family circle. A slowly growing attraction between Zach and Lexi begins, but then Lexi, Mia, and Zach collectively make a bad decision that results in a tragedy with...
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A brilliant, deeply dedicated psychologist, Grace Blades has a gift for treating troubled souls and tormented psyches -- perhaps because she bears her own invisible scars: Only five years old when she witnessed her parents' deaths in a bloody murder-suicide, Grace took refuge in her fierce intellect and found comfort in the loving couple who adopted her. But even as an adult with an accomplished professional life, Grace still has a dark, secret side....
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Kinship caregivers are people who are raising a relative's child or adolescent; or, in many situations are raising a child or adolescent that is not related but with whom there is a significant connection and commitment to provide care as long as necessary. This website provides local and statewide information about organizations and programs that may be helpful for kinship caregivers.
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Pub. Date
2012.
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As the numbers of kinship families rise, it becomes increasingly important for all members of the judicial sector to have a thorough understanding of the benefits and unique challenges of kinship placement. The purpose of this Guide is to provide the background information and tools to help judges, attorneys, CASAs, and others ask the right questions regarding kinship care and uncover the facts necessary to make the best decisions for a child's...
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Series
The Deacon's family volume 2
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
A new teacher in Stoney Ridge takes on the challenge to help find homes for foster children in Lancaster County. Her effort brings hope to two young girls, but complicates her budding romance.
19) What I carry
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
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"Growing up in foster care, Muir has lived in many houses. And if she's learned one thing, it is to Pack. Light. Carry only what fits in a suitcase. Toothbrush? Yes. Socks? Yes. Emotional attachment to friends? foster families? a boyfriend? Nope! There's no room for any additional baggage. Muir has just one year left before she ages out of the system. One year before she's free. One year to avoid anything--or anyone--that could get in her way. Then...
20) The rabbit hutch
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Pub. Date
2022.
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"A debut novel about an odd assortment of residents living in a crumbling apartment building in the post-industrial Midwest"--
The automobile industry has abandoned Vacca Vale, Indiana, leaving the residents behind, too. In a run-down apartment building on the edge of town, commonly known as the Rabbit Hutch, a number of people now reside quietly, looking for ways to live in a dying city. Apartment C2 is lonely and detached. C6 is aging and stuck....