I recently found some great books about foster care and foster care-related subjects and thought I'd pass them along to all of you. I love to read, mostly fiction, but sometimes I'm in the mood for some other stuff, like parenting and/or foster care. I haven't had a chance to see if the local library can get any of these, but I will soon, and let you know what I think about the ones that I read.

There are several categories, as listed below.

Child Abuse:

• A Child Called It By Dave Pelzer


• A Man Named Dave - A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness (Same author, Dave Pelzer)


• Degree of Guilt and Eyes of a Child By Richard North Patterson


• Help Yourself - Celebrating the Rewards of Resilience and Gratitude Also by Dave Pelzer


• Finding Fish - A Memoir By Antwone Fisher


• A Death In White Bear Lake By Barry Siegel


• Early Prediction and Prevention of Child Abuse By Kevin Browne


• When Katie Wakes By Connie May Fowler

Foster Care:

• A Child's Journey Through Placement By Vera Fahlberg


• The Things I Want The Most By Richard Miniter


• On Their Own By Martha Shirk, with a foreward by Jimmy Carter


• Together Again Family Reunification in Foster Care By Barbara A. Pine

Independent Living:

• We Grow Up Fast Nowadays By Jeffrey Artenstein


• Who Moved My Cheese? By Spencer Johnson


• Ready, Set, Fly! By Casey Family Programs

Misc. Related:

• Somebody Else's Children - The Courts, the Kids, and the Struggles to Save America's Troubled Families By John Hubner


• No Matter How Loud I Shout By Edward Hume


• A Life Without Consequences By Stephen Elliott


• Crystal Meth: They Call It Ice By Mary A. Holley


• Lost Boys - Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them By James Garbarino

These are a few of the books that are available out there. If you know of any other good reads dealing with foster care, please let me know.