foster children

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foster children

Bike thief

Nick wants to replace the TV his sister accidentally broke--hopefully before their foster parents find out. To make money Nick begins stealing and selling bike parts, but soon his illicit activities hit close to home.

Beat the odds

Trying to find money so that she and her little sister can escape their abusive foster parents, Ana enters a mysterious contest that will award the winner ten million dollars if she completes ten secret tasks assigned by the Benefactor. Ana doesn't realize that the contest could be more dangerous than the situation she's trying to escape.

What I carry

Seventeen-year-old Muir tries to survive her senior year before aging out of the foster care system. As she becomes closer to her latest foster mother, meets a new friend, and even finds love, she worries that she's getting too involved and fights the urge to flee the closest thing she's ever had to a home.

The season of Styx Malone

2018
"Caleb Franklin and his younger brother, Bobby Gene, spend an extraordinary summer with their new, older neighbor, Styx Malone, a foster boy from the city"--Provided by publisher.

Kinda like brothers

Eleven-year-old Jarrett is angered and dismayed when his mother fosters Kevon, a haughty kid Jarrett's own age with whom he is forced to share a room. But when Jared starts snooping around to uncover the secrets Kevon is hiding, what he finds forces him to see Kevon in a much more sympathetic light.

Just like a mama

Carol Olivia Clementine wishes her parents did not live so far away, but Mama Rose provides a home, loves her, and cares for her just like a mother would.

Home for a while

2021
Calvin has lived in many houses that never felt like home, but Maggie, his new foster mother, helps him deal with his emotions when he misbehaves, and still offers hugs.

Midnight train

2021
"A conclusion to the duology that began with Twilight Hauntings finds Alex fleeing a band of monstrous Enchantments while investigating the mystery of her banishment amid shocking revelations about her identity"--OCLC.

The great bear

MISEWA #2
"Eli and Morgan journey once more to Misewa, travelling back in time. Back at home after their first adventure in the Barren Grounds, Eli and Morgan each struggle with personal issues--Eli is being bullied at school, and tries to hide it from Morgan, while Morgan has to make an important decision about her birth mother. They turn to the place where they know they can learn the most, and make the journey to Misewa to visit their animal friends. This time they travel back in time and meet a young fisher that might just be their lost friend. But they discover that the village is once again in peril, and they must dig deep within themselves to find the strength to protect their beloved friends. Can they carry this strength back home to face their own challenges?"--Provided by publisher.

Never-contented things

2019
First seduced and then entrapped in an alternate reality by Prince and his fairy courtiers, foster siblings Josh and Ksenia learn that the fairies' otherworldly gifts come at a terrible price.
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