Books for Adoption & Foster Care for Ages 12–18

Adolescence adds urgency to questions about identity and origin that adopted and foster teens may have been sitting with for years. These 502 books engage those questions directly: who am I, where do I come from, and how do I build a life that honors all of it.

502 books

Unsinkable: From Russian Orphan to Paralympic Swimming World Champion

Jessica Long, Hannah Long

Jessica Long shares her incredible journey from a Russian orphanage to the Paralympic podium, showing how she overcame e

Ages 8–12

The Cat that was Left Behind

C. S. Adler

A summer at the Cape takes an unexpected turn for foster child Chad when he bonds with a wary stray cat and begins to tr

Ages 9–12

Where I'd Like To Be

Frances O'Roark Dowell

Maddie keeps a book of dream houses while moving through foster homes, but a new friend with wild stories might finally

Ages 8–12