Bestsellers
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Daughters of the Bamboo Grove
- From China to America, a True Story of Abduction, Adoption, and Separated Twins
- By: Barbara Demick
- Narrated by: Joy Osmanski
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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The heartrending story of twin sisters torn apart by China’s one-child policy and the rise of international adoption—from the author of the National Book Award finalist Nothing to Envy.
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This is a great book.
- By jaw1031 on 06-25-25
By: Barbara Demick
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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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The Connected Child
- Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family
- By: Karyn B. Purvis, David R. Cross, Wendy Lyons Sunshine
- Narrated by: Anna Crowe
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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The adoption of a child is always a joyous moment in the life of a family. Some adoptions, though, present unique challenges. Welcoming these children into your family - and addressing their special needs - requires care, consideration, and compassion....
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Incredibly helpful
- By Amazon Customer on 08-12-21
By: Karyn B. Purvis, and others
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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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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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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 Faulkners on 08-18-23
By: Andy Stanley, and others
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Daughters of the Bamboo Grove
- From China to America, a True Story of Abduction, Adoption, and Separated Twins
- By: Barbara Demick
- Narrated by: Joy Osmanski
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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The heartrending story of twin sisters torn apart by China’s one-child policy and the rise of international adoption—from the author of the National Book Award finalist Nothing to Envy.
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This is a great book.
- By jaw1031 on 06-25-25
By: Barbara Demick
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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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The Connected Child
- Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family
- By: Karyn B. Purvis, David R. Cross, Wendy Lyons Sunshine
- Narrated by: Anna Crowe
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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The adoption of a child is always a joyous moment in the life of a family. Some adoptions, though, present unique challenges. Welcoming these children into your family - and addressing their special needs - requires care, consideration, and compassion....
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Incredibly helpful
- By Amazon Customer on 08-12-21
By: Karyn B. Purvis, and others
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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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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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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 Faulkners on 08-18-23
By: Andy Stanley, and others
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Between the Mountain and the Sky
- A Mother’s Story of Love, Loss, Healing, and Hope
- By: Maggie Doyne
- Narrated by: Maggie Doyne
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Maggie’s story begins in suburban New Jersey, in a comfortable middle-class family that supports her decision to travel the world during a gap year before starting college. During her travels, the trajectory of her life alters when she has a surprise encounter with a Nepali girl....
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Bravery, openness and love
- By Sherri on 07-05-25
By: Maggie Doyne
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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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A “birth mothers” review
- By Abigail Johnson on 05-13-25
By: Gretchen Sisson
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Eden's Story
- Thrown Away Children, Book 3
- By: Louise Allen, Theresa McAvoy
- Narrated by: Melanie Crawley
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Ashley is a young single mum raising her daughter, Eden, and working hard to do the very best job she can - until one night she can't find a babysitter and makes the decision to leave Eden home alone for a couple of hours, asleep inside a wardrobe....
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i can't get enough
- By Brenda on 11-07-24
By: Louise Allen, and others
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A Family Friend
- By: Casey Watson
- Narrated by: Kate Lock
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Teenage Sammy has been in care from the age of nine. His mother has tragically spent much of his young life in and out of prison. Sammy has never found a safe haven and has been passed from pillar to post.
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All of them
- By Amazon Customer on 04-28-25
By: Casey Watson
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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 The Birds. on 11-05-19
By: Mitch Albom
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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
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Stella's Story
- Thrown Away Children, Book 1
- By: Louise Allen
- Narrated by: Melanie Crawley
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged
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In her brand-new series Thrown Away Children, Louise Allen shares the harrowing stories she is exposed to as a foster mother. The first in the series, Stella's Story, tells the astonishing true story of a young girl scarred by an abusive past....
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Heartbreaking and wonderful!
- By Deb S. on 10-28-24
By: Louise Allen
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Abby's Story
- Thrown Away Children, Book 2
- By: Louise Allen
- Narrated by: Melanie Crawley
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Abby's Story is the second book in the Thrown Away Children series by author and foster mum Louise Allen....
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I love the author's compassion and vulnerability.
- By Dara St Amant on 07-03-25
By: Louise Allen
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Sparkle's Story
- Thrown Away Children, Book 8
- By: Louise Allen
- Narrated by: Melanie Crawley
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Louise gets a frantic call to take in a damaged and destructive young girl. Separated from her siblings, Sparkle is hostile and angry. A short while after settling in, Sparkle begins to identify as pansexual. A revolution is underway in the Allen household.
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I still don't get it.
- By Brenda on 07-02-25
By: Louise Allen
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They Cage the Animals at Night
- The True Story of an Abandoned Child's Struggle for Emotional Survival
- By: Jennings Michael Burch
- Narrated by: Jim Meskimen
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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The heartbreaking, iconic true story of an abandoned little boy's horrific journey through the American foster care system....
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Very interesting story
- By Selene Rackley on 05-24-18
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From Fear to Love
- By: Bryan Post
- Narrated by: Bryan Post
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Provides new and highly effective techniques for parents dealing with behavioral challenges with their children. Intended for parents, adoptive parents, foster parents, and caretakers of at-risk, ADD/ADHD/RAD,ODD, adopted children and children with behavioral and emotional challenges....
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Life Changing
- By Michelle Malone on 02-06-25
By: Bryan Post
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Is It My Fault Mummy?
- And other true stories from the nation's favourite foster carer
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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These heartwarming and inspiring short stories show the power of a foster mother's love and her determination to help the children who come into her care....
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Each story Ms. Hartley shares is completely unique and individual.
- By Dawn Rittmey on 03-26-25
By: Maggie Hartley
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Willow's Story
- Thrown Away Children
- By: Louise Allen
- Narrated by: Melanie Crawley
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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A young girl's life is shadowed by secrets and lies. When Willow arrives in the Allen household, curious things begin to happen. Who is the strange child dressed in outlandish clothes who refuses a mobile phone? What are the mysterious allegations that have been made about her?
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This was a tough one.
- By Brenda on 07-04-25
By: Louise Allen
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Milo's Story
- Thrown Away Children, Book 11
- By: Louise Allen
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Michelle and Andy are thrilled to be fast-tracked into fostering and are quickly paired with 7-year-old Milo – whom they hope will complete their family, making a ‘pigeon pair’ with their older daughter, Grace.
By: Louise Allen
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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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Much needed voices!
- By Sandra C on 06-24-25
By: Sara Easterly, and others
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Please Help My Mummy
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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When newborn baby Felix is found abandoned at a train station, the police launch a desperate search for his mum. It doesn't take long for their inquiries to lead them to Emily.
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Feel good story
- By Amazon Customer on 03-18-25
By: Maggie Hartley
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A Terrible Secret
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Tilly hates her stepfather, Dave. He abuses her mother, but she refuses to leave him. Frightened for her own safety, Tilly asks to go into foster care and is placed with Cathy....
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Great, as always. Makes my heart hurt.
- By K. M. on 02-06-21
By: Cathy Glass
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Reclaim Compassion
- The Adoptive Parent's Guide to Overcoming Blocked Care with Neuroscience and Faith
- By: Lisa Qualls, Melissa Corkum
- Narrated by: Lisa C. Qualls, Melissa Corkum
- Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Is your parenting journey turning out differently than you imagined? You had so much love to give, but now you feel ashamed and bewildered by your lack of compassion.
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Uplifting
- By Jaime Harris on 02-08-25
By: Lisa Qualls, and others
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Jacob's Story
- Thrown Away Children, Book 4
- By: Louise Allen
- Narrated by: Stewart Crank
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Officers from the RSPCA investigate reports of animal cruelty and neglect on a farm, only to discover a 5-year-old boy curled up asleep in a dog bed, amidst filth and squalor....
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Jacob’s Story
- By Enid richards on 07-09-23
By: Louise Allen
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Love Does Not Conquer All
- And Other Surprising Lessons I Learned as a Foster Dad to More than 40 Kids
- By: Peter Mutabazi, Mark Tabb - contributor
- Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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In this honest and hopeful book, Peter shares surprising lessons he has learned during his unique parenting adventure
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Even inexperienced parents can foster well.❤️
- By Deb on 06-04-25
By: Peter Mutabazi, and others
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Another Forgotten Child
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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A new memoir from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass. Eight-year-old Aimee was on the child protection register at birth....
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Cathy Glass
- By kayla on 12-23-20
By: Cathy Glass
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An Innocent Baby
- Why would anyone abandon little Darcy-May?
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: Denieca Fairman
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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When foster carer Cathy Glass is asked to foster Darcy-May, a two-day-old baby, she is very concerned....
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C GLASS Books Still Influence in UK and Everywhere
- By Mary Burnight on 12-25-21
By: Cathy Glass
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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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Eye opening
- By C. Kuhn on 04-05-25
By: Angela Tucker
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Unsafe
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: DeNica Fairman
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Damian longs for home, but one man stands in his way....
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Always wonderful books
- By Susan Long on 04-27-25
By: Cathy Glass