Written and directed by Mark Vadik, based on the book by Steve Pemberton. http://www.achanceintheworldmovie.com 75 minutes When Steve Pemberton was a kid, he bore the Polish last name of Klakowicz and knew nothing about his […]
By Nadine Burke Harris, M.D. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018, ISBN: 978-0-544-82870-4, 273 pages, $27 “The Deepest Well” is the first book by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, a pediatrician who has become a leader in the […]
By Josh Shipp HarperCollins Publishers, 2017, ISBN: 978-0-06-265406-9, $26.99 Raising teenagers is challenging even in the rosiest of circumstances; the struggle amplifies enormously when those teens are living in the child welfare system and come […]
By Sequoya Griffin Key Purpose Books, LLC, 2016, ISBN: 978-0-9992325-0-7, 443 pages, $14.99 When Sequoya Griffin was 4 she entered foster care for the first time. This would be a pattern that would continue for […]
By the Center for Child Trauma Assessment, Services, and Interventions (CCTASI) in collaboration with partners from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) and creator of the ReMoved film series, Nathanael Matanick, 16 minutes, http://www.rememberingtrauma.org […]
Web Series Nicole Opper Productions, 2017 http://www.thefwordseries.com/watch/ Oakland couple Nicole and Kristen have decided they want to adopt a child from foster care. At the start of that process, Nicole decided to create a six-part […]
Directed and Produced by Yasmin Mistry Foster Care Film, 2018, 9:21 minutes, www.fostercarefilm.com The short animated film “For A Better Life” is the story of Tunisia-forn Fekri Kram. Growing up with an abusive father, Fekri’s […]
By Nancy Frantz eLectio Publishing, LLC, 2017, ISBN: 978-1-63213-342-7, 134 pages, $12.99 Living a comfortable middle-class lifestyle, Nancy Frantz felt she needed to do more and that her parenting journey wasn’t over, despite the fact […]
By Jackie McReynolds-Ruchti Illustrated by Hazel Quintanilla Wisdom House Books, Inc., 2017, ISBN: 978-0-9992198-0-0, $17.99 “Jack and Almost Jill” is a simple tale of the adoption of twins — Jack and Jackie. Jackie, who was […]
By Diana Abu-Jaber W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2016, ISBN: 978-0393-35377-8, 267 pages, $15.95 Life doesn’t come with a set of instructions, but instead, each of us finds our own way. Author Diana Abu-Jaber shares […]
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