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Beautifully Biracial
This creative new children’s book explores the story of a young biracial adoptee beginning her journey to understand who she is in a world that is not as accepting and inclusive as it could be. […]
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Creole Sun
Creole Son is the compelling memoir of a single white mother searching to understand why her adopted biracial son grew from a happy child into a troubled young adult who struggled with addiction for decades. […]
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Book Review: Dear Wonderful You …
This book was written by a global community of adult adoptees and adults who were fostered, and includes letters penned to the upcoming generation of adopted and fostered youth. The mission of “Dear Wonderful You” […]
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Book Review: Somebody’s Someone
Published in 2008, Regina Louise’s Somebody’s Someone is an early memoir sharing the unique experience of a Black child in the foster care system. Louise has published two additional books and “Somebody’s Someone” was made […]
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Book Review: The Power of One
This new book by former foster youth Antonio D. Grate offers advice to foster and kinship caregivers about transitioning a youth to their family and home. Grate is also a motivational speaker and shares more […]
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Book Review: Trash Bag of Memories
A regular writer for Fostering Media Connections’ Youth Voice Program, author Jessica Castillo has compiled her experiences into a new book “Trash Bag of Memories.” Based in Los Angeles, Castillo writes about the ups and […]
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Book Review: Three Little Words
In 2009, author Ashley Rhodes-Courter shared her experience growing up in the foster care system and being adopted in her first book “Three Little Words.” Since then, she’s published two additional books and has worked […]
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Book Review: The Innocent Eyes of a Child
Author Trea Jackson writes “The Innocent Eyes of a Child” based on her own experiences in the Illinois foster care system. The book follows 5-year-old Brighteyes through the foster care system, challenging the common idea […]
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Book Review: You Are The Prize
Former foster youth and advocate Amnoni Myers shares her journey through foster care providing advice on helping other young people navigate difficult transitions. Myers can be heard on the new Diaries of a Black Girl […]
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Book Review: Demetri Makes A Memory Quilt
DEMETRI MAKES A MEMORY QUILT By Renée Menart — Illustrated by Candice Bradley In the new children’s book “Demetri Makes a Memory Quilt,” the main character, a young, school-age boy is agitated. Demetri rifles through […]