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hannah faith I hate my life

bi bi bff

Drama
English
101 Words
No Age Recommendation
600
4

A girl loves to hang out with her best friend.she finds out that she is going to the [more]

Keywords: best friends, foster care, the end

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Bonnie Virag The Stovepipe: excerpt

Biography & Autobiography
English
1958 Words
Ages 16 and up
377
1

Bonnie, age four, along with four of her siblings, was taken by force from her home in rural Canada and placed in the care of the Children's Aid Society. Over the next fourteen years, the children are split up and reunited multiple times, moving from foster home to foster home, always hoping to find one another again. By luck or providence, the four sisters spend the majority of their young lives together working on a tobacco farm and living in an attic, where the stovepipe offers warmth, comfort, and news from the outside that they do not receive from their foster parents. Surviving some of the worst torments a child can know, Bonnie and her sisters depend on each other to meet even their basic needs, forming an unbreakable bond. Bonnie Virag's heartrending yet triumphant memoir, The Stovepipe, recounts the author's experience growing up as a foster child in the 1940s and 1950s. In an honest, unflinching voice, Virag engrosses readers with not only the darkness that she and her siblings endured but, more important, their ability to join together to create a sense of light. This unforgettable story is informed by Bonnie's recollections, remembrances from her sisters, and the official records received from the Children's Aid Society in Canada. This book is not an indictment of the foster care system and its many missteps. Rather, it is a testament to the resilience of the soul and the importance of family, friendship and fortitude. [more]

Keywords: family, foster homes, children, memoir, relationships, foster care system, 1950's, Kindle, adoption, ebook, parenting

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S J Violet

Fantasy
English
670 Words
Ages 10 and up
181
1

Violet is different. Whether it's her purple hair, her tattoos or her purple eyes, she stands out from others. Passed around from foster home to foster home, Violet is a troubled young teenage girl. When she starts to possess strange powers, Violet is scared of who she is. Then she meets someone like her and her whole life changes. Violet is swept into a new world of things she would have never imagined to exist. BOOK IS NOT COMPLETED. This book is still a working progress...I will update weekly. [more]

Keywords: Different, Foster-Care, Teenage girl

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Rashel Jordan Jordan Amber Barnwell

The Unusual Girl

Biography & Autobiography
English
1570 Words
No Age Recommendation
808
4

I am not a movie star.I am not a singer.I am not famous at all.I am just a regular girl of 12 years. Here is my story. I may or may not be normal, but I'll let you be the judge of that. I had the Investigate done by: 4/12/13. My investigation consisted of researching Big Brother Big Sister website. I was able to complete my investigate because I was in the program once so I knew how it worked. I had the Design done by: 4/22/13. My Design coinsisted of two possible ways to organize my essay and an explanation of which one I will actually create. I was able to to complete my design because… I had the Plan done by: 4/22/13. My plan consists of how and when I will complete each of the six steps of the design cycle. I need to be sure to consult the website for the correct dates. I had the Create done by: 4/26/13 I plan to have the Evaluate done by: [more]

Keywords: Amber, foster care, memory, moving, funny moments

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Danika Merlo Dear Dad its been 20 years

A memior

Biography & Autobiography
English
2 Words
No Age Recommendation
704
6

Follow a girl through 20 years of abuse, neglect, poverty, and homelessness, as she finds her way in [more]

Keywords: Growing, up, abuse, foster care, orphane, memoir, biography, danika merlo

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XxBrittanyxX Alondra 5

a scene love story

Fiction
English
1759 Words
No Age Recommendation
868
24

Skylar just killed himself and Kyle isnt doing so well. things are looking very bleak and grim for [more]

Keywords: love, Kyle, skylar, Jaylin, alondra, suicide, foster-care

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Rebekah Jennings - © Copyright Shame

What is Sarah hiding?

Short Story
English
2991 Words
No Age Recommendation
30703
237

Sarah Grayden is called away from class to see some visitors at the office of her high school. [more]

Keywords: Family, Adolescence, Secondary College, Child Protection, Foster Care, Shame, Sexual Abuse, Society

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Kiki XoXo The Elementals #1

How will she survive if she's FROZEN

Romance
English
89997 Words
Ages 10 and up
4774
70

COMPLETE Everything seemed wrong in Lyra Castir's life. Her parents dying, an over protective foster 'dad', a foster brother who doesn't act like a brother, and her mysterious head injury in which she lost all her memories... just a couple examples for ya. Her only freedom is school, which to her means getting away from her life at home. On her way home from school, on a seemingly normal day for Lyra, she gets stopped by a total stranger. That's when her life gets turned upside down, and now Lyra is not only saving herself but a family she never knew she had from another realm. *** I hang up the phone, and continue walking home. I can't believe Sean would do and say something like that during school! I'm trying to shove my phone back into the phone pocket in my back pack when I trip over the big crack in the sidewalk again. Making that the third time this week! "Whoa, I gotcha!" I heard a boy say, and I feel arms wrap around me. "Gosh where have you been? What are you doing here?" He asked me. Once I was back on my feet I pushed away from the boy. "Hey Lyra it's me, Chase." the boy said. I looked him up and down, I don't recognize him. I take a step back. His face changes from pure excitement to confusion. He has blonde hair, and brown eyes, very thin figure but something about him is familiar. "I ... ah..." I don't know what to say to him. What if he is some psycho? "I've been trying to find you since the accident! Why didn't you come back home?" He asked. I take another step back, How does he know about my accident? "Lyra what's wrong?" He steps towards me, and holds out a hand. "Come on Lyra your parents are going to want to see you, so stop playing and lets go!" "My parent's? What?" I say. He looks defeated, and lets out a sigh. Now this isn't funny. My parents are dead. "Lyra co-" he begins. "How do you know my name?!" I say, I need to run. He is crazy! "Lyra it's me Chase. The last time I seen you was right before your accident." He paused. "You... you aren't playing are you?" he hesitated. "I'm sorry... I think you have the wrong Lyra." I say and walk around him, then I begin speed walking. "No I don't! I've been trying to find you for the past two years. Well, you and the others. You don't remember anything... at all?" he asked behind me. "Leave me alone!" I say. He grabs my wrist, and I whirl around. "My dad gave me pepper spray!" I say and I start digging in my back pack for it, thankful for once about him being over protective. "Your father? Are you kidding me? Lyra your father and mother are trying to find you. You don't remember who you are?" He is talking and I find the spray. "Lyra your not mortal." "If I'm not mortal what am I?" I laugh, he making up fairy tales now. "You're an elemental, a protector of the royal family in Spridge." [more]

Keywords: human, elemental, powers, family, lies, protect, truth, run, life, realms, school, friends, memories, injury, feelings, foster care, brother, parents, ice, queen, king, prince, princess, doctor, love, pain, move [more][Less]

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Sarah McGibbon Mis- understood

Juvenile Fiction
English
3335 Words
No Age Recommendation
520
6

Jake has grown up bouncing from foster home to foster home. Over time he has gotten himself into some trouble and has developed some bad habits. But when he moves to a new town he decides that it's time to change. Then, he meets Alice. She's a trouble maker and makes a lot of bad choices. Jake knows that he shouldn't be around her but something draws him to her. He decides he can't have her in his life if he wants to change but, after a tragic accident will he loose her forever? [more]

Keywords: mis-understood, mis, understood, teens, drugs, smoking, drinking, partying, death, love, problems, foster care, abandonment, orphan, alcohol, woods, forest, trees, hospital, wolves, bears, lying, hurt, pain, sadness, emotions, happiness, anger [more][Less]

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Gitana Caballero In Keeping

Romance
English
1657 Words
No Age Recommendation
443
6

Albatross has spent his whole life in and out of foster homes, tossed from family to family, after being abandoned by his druggy parents. When a new family comes to foster him he figures it will be just like all the other times, and prepares himself for a short stay, but is pleasantly surprised to find that this family is different, and discovers a great friend in his new foster-brother Nikko. Through Nikko, Albatross meets and makes new friends, including a small but loud girl named Bobby who quickly finds her way into his heart. But just as their relationship is taking off, tragedy strikes, and Albatross is left worse off than he was before... [more]

Keywords: lying, pain, sadness, happiness, hopelessness, hopeless, hope, hospital, coma, sickness, paranoia, paranoid, fears, irrational, albatross, bobby, nikko, foster home, foster child, foster, adoption, adopted, new school, new, school, orphan, drugs, smoking, coming of age, teen, teenager, guy, girl, romance, drama, drinking, partying, love, foster care, problems, abandonment, alcohol [more][Less]

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