Bestsellers
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Year of Yes
- How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person
- By: Shonda Rhimes
- Narrated by: Shonda Rhimes
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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With three hit shows on television and three children at home, the ubertalented Shonda Rhimes had lots of good reasons to say no when an unexpected invitation arrived....
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Began well, but disappointing
- By Gary on 11-30-15
By: Shonda Rhimes
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Before and After
- The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children's Home Society
- By: Judy Christie, Lisa Wingate
- Narrated by: Emily Rankin
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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The compelling, poignant true stories of victims of a notorious adoption scandal - some of whom learned the truth from Lisa Wingate’s best-selling novel Before We Were Yours and were reunited with birth family members as a result of its wide reach....
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Badly written
- By Stacie on 02-25-20
By: Judy Christie, and others
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Relinquished
- The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood
- By: Gretchen Sisson
- Narrated by: Angel Pean, Emily Norman, Katie Koster, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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A powerful decade-long study of adoption in the age of Roe, revealing the grief of the American mothers for whom the choice to parent was never real.
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Relatable
- By NV on 04-17-24
By: Gretchen Sisson
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Neglected
- Scared, Hungry and Alone, Jamey Craves Affection
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Little Jamey, two and a half years old, is placed with experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, as an emergency....
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Was great until politics got involved
- By PacificNWmom on 08-24-23
By: Cathy Glass
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Finding Chika
- A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family
- By: Mitch Albom
- Narrated by: Mitch Albom
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Best-selling author Mitch Albom returns to nonfiction for the first time in more than a decade in this poignant memoir that celebrates Chika, a young Haitian orphan whose short life would forever change his heart....
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BUY READ AND RECOMMEND THIS BOOK
- By Ann Grant on 11-05-19
By: Mitch Albom
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Parenting
- Getting It Right
- By: Andy Stanley, Sandra Stanley
- Narrated by: Andy Stanley, Sandra Stanley
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Whether you're sleep deprived with a colicky newborn or navigating the emotional roller coaster of a teenager, parenting has its ups and downs, its confusion and clarity, its big blowups and small victories....
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Amazing! Thank you.
- By Beachgirl1010 on 08-18-23
By: Andy Stanley, and others
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Year of Yes
- How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person
- By: Shonda Rhimes
- Narrated by: Shonda Rhimes
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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With three hit shows on television and three children at home, the ubertalented Shonda Rhimes had lots of good reasons to say no when an unexpected invitation arrived....
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Began well, but disappointing
- By Gary on 11-30-15
By: Shonda Rhimes
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Before and After
- The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children's Home Society
- By: Judy Christie, Lisa Wingate
- Narrated by: Emily Rankin
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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The compelling, poignant true stories of victims of a notorious adoption scandal - some of whom learned the truth from Lisa Wingate’s best-selling novel Before We Were Yours and were reunited with birth family members as a result of its wide reach....
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Badly written
- By Stacie on 02-25-20
By: Judy Christie, and others
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Relinquished
- The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood
- By: Gretchen Sisson
- Narrated by: Angel Pean, Emily Norman, Katie Koster, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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A powerful decade-long study of adoption in the age of Roe, revealing the grief of the American mothers for whom the choice to parent was never real.
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Relatable
- By NV on 04-17-24
By: Gretchen Sisson
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Neglected
- Scared, Hungry and Alone, Jamey Craves Affection
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Little Jamey, two and a half years old, is placed with experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, as an emergency....
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Was great until politics got involved
- By PacificNWmom on 08-24-23
By: Cathy Glass
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Finding Chika
- A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family
- By: Mitch Albom
- Narrated by: Mitch Albom
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Best-selling author Mitch Albom returns to nonfiction for the first time in more than a decade in this poignant memoir that celebrates Chika, a young Haitian orphan whose short life would forever change his heart....
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BUY READ AND RECOMMEND THIS BOOK
- By Ann Grant on 11-05-19
By: Mitch Albom
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Parenting
- Getting It Right
- By: Andy Stanley, Sandra Stanley
- Narrated by: Andy Stanley, Sandra Stanley
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Whether you're sleep deprived with a colicky newborn or navigating the emotional roller coaster of a teenager, parenting has its ups and downs, its confusion and clarity, its big blowups and small victories....
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Amazing! Thank you.
- By Beachgirl1010 on 08-18-23
By: Andy Stanley, and others
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Nobody Loves Me
- Bobby’s True Story of Neglect, Secrets and Abuse
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penny McDonald
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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From Sunday Times bestseller, Maggie Hartley, Britain's most-loved foster carer, comes a powerful, moving true story....
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Narrator
- By Amazon Customer on 04-23-24
By: Maggie Hartley
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Unwanted
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: DeNica Fairman
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose. With no extended family to look after her, she was put into foster care....
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great, except
- By jocelyn ackerman on 02-20-23
By: Cathy Glass
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Caring for Kids from Hard Places
- How to Help Children and Teens with a Traumatic Past
- By: David Schooler, Jayne Schooler
- Narrated by: Pamela Klein
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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In Caring for Kids from Hard Places, Jayne and David Schooler discuss the reasons behind why children and teens sometimes exhibit potentially disruptive behavior. Together, they offer practical strategies to provide a responsive environment for children with behavioral challenges.
By: David Schooler, and others
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Cut: The true story of an abandoned, abused little girl who was desperate to be part of a family
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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In her new book, the Sunday Times and New York TImes best-selling author of Damaged tells the story of the Dawn....
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One of my favorites by Cathy Glass
- By Lauraji on 03-27-15
By: Cathy Glass
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A Sister's Shame
- The true story of little girls trapped in a cycle of abuse and neglect
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penny McDonald
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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From Sunday Times best-selling author Maggie Hartley, Britain's most-loved foster carer, comes a heartbreaking, powerful true story....
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Overly fixating on the children's weight
- By thandi garrett on 04-26-21
By: Maggie Hartley
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The Connected Parent
- Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment
- By: Lisa Qualls, Karyn Purvis PhD
- Narrated by: Lisa Qualls
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Parenting under the best of circumstances can be difficult. And raising children who have come to your home from “hard places,” who have their own set of unique needs, brings even more challenges....
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An holistic approach to relational health
- By K & J on 02-11-23
By: Lisa Qualls, and others
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Helpless
- Are Riley and his two little siblings in danger?
- By: Cathy Glass
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Struggling to cope with three young children, Janie turns to experienced foster carer Cathy Glass. Helping the family each morning, Cathy soon uncovers how dangerous their situation has truly become....
By: Cathy Glass
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Abandoned at Birth
- Searching for the Arms That Once Held Me
- By: Janet Sherlund
- Narrated by: Janet Sherlund
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Janet Sherlund explores the inherent need adopted children have for a sense of belonging and the pain and courage that is required to discover their true identity.
By: Janet Sherlund
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American Baby
- A Mother, a Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption
- By: Gabrielle Glaser
- Narrated by: Kathe Mazur, Gabrielle Glaser, Margaret Katz
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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American Baby lays out how a lucrative and exploitative industry removed children from their birth mothers and placed them with hopeful families, fabricating stories about infants' origins and destinations, then closing the door firmly between the parties forever....
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I felt the love of my birth mom...
- By Mary H. on 02-03-21
By: Gabrielle Glaser
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Trauma-Sensitive Parenting: Nurturing Safety, Resilience, and Healthy Bonds Within and Beyond the Home
- Healing: Jennifer Alushan
- By: Jennifer Alushan
- Narrated by: Melli Achna
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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With a bachelor's and master's degree in education and over 30 years of experience, plus training in trauma sensitivity, author and mother of two, Jennifer Alushan, is ready to give parents and caregivers proven techniques to effectively understand and authentically interact with children....
By: Jennifer Alushan
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A Family Torn Apart
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Angie, 6, and sister Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive to stay with foster carer Cathy Glass. Their older half-sister Ashleigh has accused their father of rape, and the two young sisters have been removed from home to keep them safe....
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something seems familiar
- By Amazon Customer on 09-11-22
By: Cathy Glass
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I Want My Daddy
- By: Casey Watson
- Narrated by: Kate Lock
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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A 5-year-old boy, Ethan, is brought to Casey in the middle of the night after the sudden death of his young mother after a drug overdose....
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Writing A Reader D
- By Elizabeth on 05-17-23
By: Casey Watson
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Safe
- A Memoir of Fatherhood, Foster Care, and the Risks We Take for Family
- By: Mark Daley
- Narrated by: Mark Daley
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Safe offers a deeply personal window into what happens when the universal longing for family crashes up against the unique madness and bureaucracy of a child protection system that often fails to consider the needs of the most vulnerable parties of all—the children themselves....
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One of the best books I've read in years
- By Aimie on 04-05-24
By: Mark Daley
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Sold to Be a Wife
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penny McDonald
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Fourteen-year-old Shazia has been taken into care her teacher begins to suspect that the teenager's family are planning to send her to Pakistan for an arranged marriage....
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Like sitting with a best friend!
- By Jennifer G. on 12-26-18
By: Maggie Hartley
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Parenting Children of Trauma
- The Foster-Adoption Guide to Understanding Attachment Disorder
- By: Marcy Pusey
- Narrated by: Dana DiAngelo
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Many foster and adoptive parents are raising children with complex emotional trauma, desperate for answers to heal their families. Caught off guard, these families find themselves with shattered dreams, shattered homes, and shattered hearts, with nowhere to turn for answers....
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religious and designed to terrify
- By heather frady on 04-01-23
By: Marcy Pusey
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The Adoptive Parents' Handbook
- A Guide to Healing Trauma and Thriving with Your Foster or Adopted Child
- By: Barbara Tantrum, Deborah Gray MPA LICSW - foreword
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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The essential guide to parenting adopted and foster kids - learn to create felt safety, heal attachment trauma, and navigate challenging behaviors and triggers....
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Highly Recommend!!!
- By Alexandra Borman on 11-16-21
By: Barbara Tantrum, and others
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Adoption Unfiltered
- Revelations from Adoptees, Birth Parents, Adoptive Parents, and Allies
- By: Sara Easterly, Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard, Lori Holden, and others
- Narrated by: Sara Easterly
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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While finding common ground in the sometimes-contentious space of adoption may seem like a lofty goal, it reveals the authors' optimistic aim: working together with truth and transparency to move toward healing....
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A must read / listen for any prospective adoptive parents
- By Mandy G. on 05-08-24
By: Sara Easterly, and others
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Little Girl Lost
- By: Casey Watson
- Narrated by: Kate Lock
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Six-year-old Amelie lives with her mother, Kelly, who suffers from bipolar disorder. After Kelly attempts to burn down their family house, it becomes clear that her daughter is in grave danger. Amelie is quickly taken into care....
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always a tearjerker
- By Amazon Customer on 04-09-24
By: Casey Watson
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Securely Attached
- How Understanding Childhood Trauma Will Transform Your Parenting. A Handbook for Adoptive and Foster Parents
- By: Kristin Berry, Mike Berry
- Narrated by: Michael Berry, Kristin Berry
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Just as you prepared your home to welcome a new child, it is important to prepare your heart and mind - especially if the child has suffered from a background of trauma....
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This has some very insightful information
- By Valerie on 08-16-23
By: Kristin Berry, and others
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Adopted for Life
- The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families & Churches
- By: Russell Moore
- Narrated by: Russell Moore
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
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The gospel of Jesus Christ—the good news that through Jesus we have been adopted as sons and daughters into God’s family....
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Less than expected
- By Heartstrings11 on 06-11-11
By: Russell Moore
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Walk to Beautiful
- The Power of Love and a Homeless Kid Who Found the Way
- By: Jimmy Wayne, Ken Abraham - contributor
- Narrated by: Gabe Wicks
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Walk to Beautiful is the powerfully emotive account of Jimmy’s horrendous childhood and the love shown him by Russell and Bea Costner, the elderly couple who gave him a stable home and provided the chance to complete his education....
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Herein are we all...
- By PLCC on 11-22-16
By: Jimmy Wayne, and others
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"You Should Be Grateful"
- Stories of Race, Identity, and Transracial Adoption
- By: Angela Tucker
- Narrated by: Angela Tucker
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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An adoption expert and transracial adoptee herself examines the unique perspectives and challenges these adoptees have as they navigate multiple cultures....
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You SHOULD read this
- By Kazali on 01-14-24
By: Angela Tucker
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Denied a Mummy
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penny McDonald
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The heartbreaking story of three little children searching for someone to love them....
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Listen to the caregiver
- By Theresa on 01-11-20
By: Maggie Hartley
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Too Scared to Tell
- Abused and alone, Oskar has no one. A true story.
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The true story of a six-year-old boy with a dreadful secret....
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Another cannot put down book!
- By sondra laco on 07-14-20
By: Cathy Glass
New releases
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Rich Wife Poor Husband
- A Billionaire Enemies To Lovers Romance, Volume 8
- By: Eva Nash
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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A troubled rich wife and poor husband yearns for a shot at redemption in this heartbreaking yet hopeful story from Eva Nash.The Lesters were killed in one night! Clarence Lester was saved by a college girl on his way to escape. In return for his kindness, he becomes the superfluous son-in-law of The Burnetts, who are unaware of his true identity and treat him with hardship and insult. Suddenly, one day, he finds himself and the whole world trembles ...... “If you like Pride and Prejudice, Sense And Sensibility, and Billionaire Romance, you won't be able to put down the compulsively ...
By: Eva Nash
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Home Sweet Casa
- A Journey to the Universal Heart
- By: Mariela Andersen
- Narrated by: Abigail Ghanime
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Adopted as an infant from Colombia and raised in the United States, Mariela Andersen has always been curious about her biological roots. She wants to know about her birth family and wonders if they ever think about her. When a search agent helps her locate her birth family and the mystery of her past is revealed, she discovers more than she could have ever imagined.
By: Mariela Andersen
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Abandoned at Birth
- Searching for the Arms That Once Held Me
- By: Janet Sherlund
- Narrated by: Janet Sherlund
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Adoption is often painted as a happy, inspirational act—a baby finds a family and lives happily ever after. But the truth is that adopted children experience displacement and rupture from their mother and that trauma can impact an individual for a lifetime. Adoption can lead to feelings of loss and grief not just for the adoptee, but for the biological and adoptive parents as well. This startling fact comes vividly to life in Janet Sherlund’s heartbreaking memoir, Abandoned at Birth.
By: Janet Sherlund
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Caring for Kids from Hard Places
- How to Help Children and Teens with a Traumatic Past
- By: David Schooler, Jayne Schooler
- Narrated by: Pamela Klein
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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In Caring for Kids from Hard Places, Jayne and David Schooler discuss the reasons behind why children and teens sometimes exhibit potentially disruptive behavior. Together, they offer practical strategies on training, equipping and resourcing staff and volunteers to provide a responsive environment for children with behavioral challenges.
By: David Schooler, and others
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Loving Someone Else's Child
- A Christian Case for Step-in Parenting
- By: Angela Hunt
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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More people than ever are loving other people's children--in stepfamilies, extended families, adoptive families, and other situations that have more to do with love than biology. If you are loving someone else's child, you'll face challenges-- and this book will help you meet them. In Loving Someone Else's Child, Angela Hunt talks respectfully, affectionately, and expertly to parents like me caught in an imperfect, sometimes impossible, family. She is a family expert with courage and a big heart.Dave Kopp, former editor Christian Parenting Today Newly revised and updated.
By: Angela Hunt
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Home of Hope
- Daily Prayers and Reflections for Foster Carers
- By: William Gomes
- Narrated by: Loran R. Keith Jr.
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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In the unique journey of foster care, where every day presents both challenges and opportunities for growth, "Home of Hope: Daily Prayers and Reflections for Foster Carers" by William Gomes emerges as a vital companion. This 45-day guide is a testament to the transformative power of faith, love, and resilience in the fostering experience, offering a daily sanctuary for reflection, prayer, and inspiration.
By: William Gomes
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Rich Wife Poor Husband
- A Billionaire Enemies To Lovers Romance, Volume 8
- By: Eva Nash
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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A troubled rich wife and poor husband yearns for a shot at redemption in this heartbreaking yet hopeful story from Eva Nash.The Lesters were killed in one night! Clarence Lester was saved by a college girl on his way to escape. In return for his kindness, he becomes the superfluous son-in-law of The Burnetts, who are unaware of his true identity and treat him with hardship and insult. Suddenly, one day, he finds himself and the whole world trembles ...... “If you like Pride and Prejudice, Sense And Sensibility, and Billionaire Romance, you won't be able to put down the compulsively ...
By: Eva Nash
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Home Sweet Casa
- A Journey to the Universal Heart
- By: Mariela Andersen
- Narrated by: Abigail Ghanime
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Adopted as an infant from Colombia and raised in the United States, Mariela Andersen has always been curious about her biological roots. She wants to know about her birth family and wonders if they ever think about her. When a search agent helps her locate her birth family and the mystery of her past is revealed, she discovers more than she could have ever imagined.
By: Mariela Andersen
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Abandoned at Birth
- Searching for the Arms That Once Held Me
- By: Janet Sherlund
- Narrated by: Janet Sherlund
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Adoption is often painted as a happy, inspirational act—a baby finds a family and lives happily ever after. But the truth is that adopted children experience displacement and rupture from their mother and that trauma can impact an individual for a lifetime. Adoption can lead to feelings of loss and grief not just for the adoptee, but for the biological and adoptive parents as well. This startling fact comes vividly to life in Janet Sherlund’s heartbreaking memoir, Abandoned at Birth.
By: Janet Sherlund
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Caring for Kids from Hard Places
- How to Help Children and Teens with a Traumatic Past
- By: David Schooler, Jayne Schooler
- Narrated by: Pamela Klein
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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In Caring for Kids from Hard Places, Jayne and David Schooler discuss the reasons behind why children and teens sometimes exhibit potentially disruptive behavior. Together, they offer practical strategies on training, equipping and resourcing staff and volunteers to provide a responsive environment for children with behavioral challenges.
By: David Schooler, and others
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Loving Someone Else's Child
- A Christian Case for Step-in Parenting
- By: Angela Hunt
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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More people than ever are loving other people's children--in stepfamilies, extended families, adoptive families, and other situations that have more to do with love than biology. If you are loving someone else's child, you'll face challenges-- and this book will help you meet them. In Loving Someone Else's Child, Angela Hunt talks respectfully, affectionately, and expertly to parents like me caught in an imperfect, sometimes impossible, family. She is a family expert with courage and a big heart.Dave Kopp, former editor Christian Parenting Today Newly revised and updated.
By: Angela Hunt
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Home of Hope
- Daily Prayers and Reflections for Foster Carers
- By: William Gomes
- Narrated by: Loran R. Keith Jr.
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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In the unique journey of foster care, where every day presents both challenges and opportunities for growth, "Home of Hope: Daily Prayers and Reflections for Foster Carers" by William Gomes emerges as a vital companion. This 45-day guide is a testament to the transformative power of faith, love, and resilience in the fostering experience, offering a daily sanctuary for reflection, prayer, and inspiration.
By: William Gomes
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Goodbye Again
- By: Candace Cahill
- Narrated by: Candace Cahill
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Candace lost her son. Twice. The first time to adoption as an infant and then 23 years later, not long after reuniting with him. In this heart-wrenching and heart-warming memoir, Candace Cahill offers an intimate view of child relinquishment and child loss, the definition of motherhood, and how two things can be true at one time.
By: Candace Cahill
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Who Is a Worthy Mother?
- An Intimate History of Adoption
- By: Rebecca Wellington
- Narrated by: April Doty
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Nearly every person in the United States is affected by adoption. In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, the renewed debate over women's reproductive rights places an even greater emphasis on adoption. Wellington's timely–and deeply researched–account amplifies previously marginalized voices and exposes the social and racial biases embedded in the United States' adoption industry.
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Mixed Up with Me
- A Journey through Adoption, Pregnancy, Loss, & Renewal
- By: Sallie Gordon
- Narrated by: Sallie Gordon
- Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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This novel is a raw and vulnerable narrative of one's journey to become a mother. The author explores the peaks and valleys in building her family through adoption and biology. Each chapter provides insight into topics such as adoption, race, love, parenthood, spirituality, sisterhood, and loss. The overarching theme of resilience and perseverance amongst hardship, leaves the reader with hope that miracles are not only possible, but real.
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Honest and Relatable
- By J on 04-08-24
By: Sallie Gordon
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Game, Set, Love
- Unless it's Murder
- By: JOHN R WILLIAMS
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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An inspiring story of love and perseverance as told through the adventures of a child prodigy from Valley Head, WV. While attempting to overcome the chilling effects of murder, MacKenzie Hamrick is that rare combination of humility and kindness that is relentless in pursuing her dreams when the odds of success are at best, unlikely. Can the charismatic Mac succeed and make the world around her a better place.
By: JOHN R WILLIAMS
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Truth Has a Different Shape
- By: Kari O'Driscoll
- Narrated by: Kari O'Driscoll
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
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A family built, a family lost. Truth Has a Different Shape is a story of the power of compassion, of love and loss, revelations and relationship, and the evolution of self.
By: Kari O'Driscoll
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TOGETHERMORE
- Rejection and Reunion
- By: Roderick Edwards
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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An adoptee's account of separation and reunion fifty years later. The struggles of fitting back into a family while trying not to lose all the people around him. Re-abandonment by relatives found while building a relationship that all of us envy.
By: Roderick Edwards
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Little Girl Lost
- By: Casey Watson
- Narrated by: Kate Lock
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Six-year-old Amelie lives with her mother, Kelly, who suffers from bipolar disorder. After Kelly attempts to burn down their family house, it becomes clear that her daughter is in grave danger. Amelie is quickly taken into care. When she arrives with foster carer Casey Watson, Amelie acts much younger than her age. Casey must get to the root of Amelie’s behaviour, while doing what she can to keep the family together. Will Amelie ever find the safety of home?
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always a tearjerker
- By Amazon Customer on 04-09-24
By: Casey Watson
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Broken
- Transforming Child Protective Services—Notes of a Former Caseworker
- By: Jessica Pryce
- Narrated by: Deanna Anthony
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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Joining the ranks of Evicted and The New Jim Crow, a former caseworker’s searing, clear-eyed investigation of the child welfare system—from foster care to incarceration—that exposes the deep-rooted biases shaping the system, witnessed through the lives of several Black families.
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A Great Book with Compelling Insights
- By Pbc fun on 03-21-24
By: Jessica Pryce
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A New Chapter
- LGBTQ+ Adoption and the Journey to Parenthood
- By: Emilie Sandra Du Bois
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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"A New Chapter: LGBTQ+ Adoption and the Journey to Parenthood" presents a vital compass for LGBTQ+ couples embarking on a profound and transformative voyage towards parenthood through adoption. This comprehensive guide is tailor-made for these couples, offering practical advice and expert insights to navigate the intricacies of adoption. It's a roadmap designed to empower and prepare them for the remarkable journey ahead. With a dedicated focus on inclusivity, this groundbreaking book tackles the unique challenges and experiences encountered by LGBTQ+ couples throughout the adoption process...
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Ha'penny Jenny
- By: Dani Haviland
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
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Take a break from videos and enjoy an uplifting historical novella about a loveable pixie. <>Summer of 1781<> Sweet, naïve — and psychic — pre-adolescent Jenny has just been adopted into a wonderful, yet different family. She knows Mommy and Grannie are from someplace where carriages fly in the air and books have moving pictures, but she doesn’t care if they’re odd – she loves them. Jenny’s adoring new parents try to educate the semi-feral youngster and protect her from problems that arise from growing up half-wild. However, no amount of love can prevent the chatty young girl ...
By: Dani Haviland
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Sixteen Years in Care
- Overcoming Childhood Wounds of Neglect and Abandonment
- By: David Meader
- Narrated by: David Meader
- Length: 8 hrs
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Growing up in care is a challenge for any child. Especially when that child is an only child and has been effectively orphaned. David had many questions about why he was in care and how he was ever going to successfully make his way in the wider world on his own. He tells of how he struggled to make sense of his experience right into early adulthood, of his meandering journey to faith and how he found healing for himself and the power to forgive others. Most of all, David's story is a story of redemption and hope in the face of adversity. A story that still speaks today.
By: David Meader
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Adopting Anton
- A Single Man Seeks a Son in Ukraine
- By: Robert Klose
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
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Single women have a long and successful track record as adoptive parents, but single men seeking to adopt have had a tougher time of it. And yet the need for role models in this regard exists, if for no other reason than to offer hope to those men who want to adopt but are daunted by the seeming immensity of the challenge. Available children tend to live in countries that are both traditional and conservative and think in terms of "mother and child" but rarely "father and child." Presuming that his already being an adoptive parent (he had previously adopted a boy from a Russian orphanage) ...
By: Robert Klose