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Abusive familes / Child Abuse
A Cry in the Night -- by Jean Small Brinson
Death from Child Abuse... and No One Heard -- by Eve Krupinski, Dana Weikel
A Safe Place : The True Story of a Father,a Son,a Murder -- by LORENZO CARCATERRA
Emotionally Disturbed Children
Ghost Girl: The True Story of a Child in Peril and the Teacher Who Saved Her -- by Torey Hayden
One Child -- by Torey Hayden
The Tiger's Child (follow-up to "One Child") -- by Torey Hayden
Somebody Else's Kids -- by Torey Hayden
Just Another Kid -- by Torey Hayden
P.S. Your Not Listening -- [font=verdana,arial,helvetica]by Eleanor Craig[/font]
One, Two, Three: The Story of Matt, a Feral Child -- by Eleanor Craig
The Moon Is Broken: A Mother's True Story by Eleanor Craig
Lovey, a Very Special Child -- by Mary MacCracken
Circle of Children -- [font=verdana,arial,helvetica]by Mary McCracken[/font]
City Kid by Mary MacCracken
Turnabout Children -- [font=verdana,arial,helvetica]by Mary Maccracken[/font]
Foster Care/CPS
They Cage the Animals at Night --by Jennings M. Burch
Turning Stones: My Days and Nights with Children at Risk -- by Marc Parent
Finding Fish -- by Antwone Fisher
The Lost Children of Wilder: The Epic Struggle to Change Foster Care -- by NINA BERNSTEIN
ORPHANS OF THE LIVING : STORIES OF AMERICAS CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE -- by Jennifer Toth
Special Needs/ Conditions
Babyface: A Story of Heart and Bones -- by Jeanne McDermott (apert's syndrome/craniofacial)
Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic -- by Martha Beck (down's syndrome)
Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America : A Memoir -- by Elizabeth Wurtzel (depression)
Alex: The Life Of A Child -- by Frank Deford (cystic fibrosis)
Autobiography of a Face -- by Lucy Grealy (facial deformity)
Childhood Experiences
Lucky : A Memoir -- [font=verdana,arial,helvetica]by Alice Sebold (rape)[/font]
My Sister Life -- by MARIA FLOOK (missing child)
Please Stop Laughing at Me: One Woman's Inspirational Story -- by Jodee Blanco (bullying)
For your parents, Aunts, uncles, whoever...
Adoption is a Family affair! By Patricia Irwin Johnson
For adoptive parents:
Adopting the Older Child by Claudia Jewett Jarrett
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I just read Instant Mom by Nia Vardalos and her story about adoption via foster care. It is a great book/audiobook.