Book & Movie Reviews

Nine Year Pregnancy

March 8, 2017 dev0 0

Nine Year Pregnancy By Delana Stewart Nine Year Pregnancy By Delana Stewart CrossBooks, 2011, ISBN-13: 978-1462713059, 152 pages, $12.99 paperback “Nine Year Pregnancy” by Delana Stewart is a personal and inspiring true story of the […]

Orphanology Awakening to Gospel-Centered Adoption and Foster Care

March 6, 2017 dev0 0

Orphanology Awakening to Gospel-Centered Adoption and Foster Care By Tony Merida and Rick Morton Orphanology: Awakening to Gospel-Centered Adoption and Foster Care By Tony Merida and Rick Morton New Hope Publishers, 2011, ISBN-10: 1-59669-302-9, 192 […]

Postcards From the Soul

March 4, 2017 dev0 0

Postcards from the Soul By Foster Care Alumni of America Postcards from the Soul By Foster Care Alumni of America Lightning Source, 2011, ISBN: 978-0-9839370-0-5, 138 pages, $34.99 When you open “Postcards from the Soul,” […]

Calli

March 2, 2017 dev0 0

Calli By Jessica Lee Anderson Calli By Jessica Lee Anderson Milkweed Editions, 2011, ISBN: 978-1-57131-702-5, 184 pages, $16.95 An only child living with her biological mother and her mother’s girlfriend, Calli is launched into the […]

The Foster Parent Toolbox

February 28, 2017 dev0 0

The Foster Parent Toolbox Edited by Kim Phagan-Hansel The Foster Parenting Toolbox Edited by Kim Phagan-Hansel Emk Press, 2012, ISBN-13: 978-0972624466, 464 pages, $29.95 paperback This book will never look the same. Once you start […]

Promoting Resilience in Children

February 28, 2017 dev0 0

By Colby Pearce Jessica Kingsley, 2011, ISBN: 978-1-84905-118-7, 112 pages, $ This book provides a succinct, accessible and clear guide on how to promote resilience in children and achieve positive developmental outcomes for them. The […]

Family Rewritten

February 28, 2017 dev0 0

Directed and Produced by Yasmin Mistry Foster Care Film by Idesygn Creative, 2017, 13 minutes, www.fostercarefilm.com “Family Rewritten” shares the story of Camilla as she struggles to maintain her health suffering from cystic fibrosis, a […]

The Simple Guide to Child Trauma: What it is and How to Help

February 6, 2017 dev0 0

By Betsy de Thierry Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016, ISBN-13: 978-1785921360, 80 pages, $14.95 Providing straightforward answers to these complex questions, “The Simple Guide to Child Trauma” is the perfect starting point for any adult caring for or working […]

To the Moon and Back

February 3, 2017 dev0 0

Directed by Susan Morgan Cooper Morgan Cooper Productions, 2015, 86 minutes http://www.tothemoonandbackmovie.com When countries close to intercountry adoption, it often leaves hundreds of children and families in the pipeline, unable to finalize an adoption for […]

Adoption at the Movies: A Year of Adoption Friendly Movie Nights to Get Your Family Talking

January 31, 2017 dev0 0

By Addison Cooper, LCSW Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017, ISBN: 978-1-785927096, 288 pages, $16.95 paperback Movies are one of America’s greatest past times, but not all movies are appropriate for certain audiences. Specifically, movies can impact […]