Four on Friday: Foster Care
This summer and into the fall I read a number of middle grade novels centered around foster care. According to AdoptUSKids.org, there are over 400,000 children in foster care in the United States. This means that most likely whether you know it or not, there are foster kids in your community. Seeing themselves (just like any other kids) in books validates their own experiences. It shows them that they are important. And allows them to connect to characters who may have similar feelings and understand where they are coming from.
Since I was little, I’ve always been interested in adoption. I continue to do research about adopting through foster care when reunification is no longer possible. I like the idea of providing a safe and loving home to kids, while also understanding just how difficult it can be for both kids and parents. While I don’t necessarily have a plan for my own family, I like seeing that foster care is something that exists in children’s literature. Which is why today, I’m sharing Four on Friday: Foster Care. Here are four middle grade novels published in 2019 that center around foster care.
Four on Friday: Foster Care
- All the Impossible Things by Lindsay Lackey
- Give and Take by Elly Swartz
- Pavi Sharma’s Guide to Going Home by Bridget Farr
- Summer of a Thousand Pies by Margaret Dilloway
If you’re looking for even more titles about foster care, check out my Blogging for A to Z Challenge post on foster care.
