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Currie-McGhee, Leanne

Foster Youth

80 pp. | ReferencePoint | October, 2016 | Library ISBN 978-1-60152-976-3 $29.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-60152-977-0
(4) YA Forgotten Youth series. This dense volume chronicles the plight of children in foster care. The book cites numerous reasons for children entering the system--including parents who cannot or will not care for their offspring--and details children's resultant fear, anger, and confusion. Varied first-person accounts are presented along with statistics about successful and failed adoptions and helpful organizations' contact information. Reading list, websites. Ind.
Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

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