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Loving Harder: Our Family's Odyssey through Adoption and Reactive Attachment Disorder (The ORP Library)
ISBN: 9781939418746 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nadya was nine years old when Lori and Karl Hetzel rescued her from an orphanage deep within Siberia. With little grasp of language and no experience of life outside the Russian adoption system, Nadya suffered from severe neglect and trauma, and was later diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Though Lori and Karl went into her adoption educated to the challenges they might face, Nadya's cognitive delays were far more severe than they expected. The Hetzel family-including two biological sons and a daughter... Nadya was nine years old when Lori and Karl Hetzel rescued her from an orphanage deep within Siberia. With little grasp of language and no experien... |
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Left and Found
ISBN: 9780979979880 / Angielski / Miękka / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In "Left and Found," the author takes on a journey of her life that began during the Great Depression. Hers is a tale of survival that took her from a cold courtroom bench in Louisiana in the 1930's to a life filled with family, friends, adventure, and purpose. This is the ongoing story of her life and the outcome of her search for her 60-year search for her parents.
In "Left and Found," the author takes on a journey of her life that began during the Great Depression. Hers is a tale of survival that took her from a...
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Much Afraid Little One
ISBN: 9781498449946 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is about a young girl named Amie, who learned to overcome life's many obstacles. Her plate always seemed to be filled with trials, yet somehow she was lifted up beyond all expectations.In this historical fiction you will find faith, hope and the true love of a Father. "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope." (Jerimiah 29:11, NKJ) The author, Abbye Sue Binger, lives with her husband Alan, an attorney, in a suburb of New York City. She and Alan have been married over forty years and have four...
This book is about a young girl named Amie, who learned to overcome life's many obstacles. Her plate always seemed to be filled with trials, yet someh...
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Terrified: The Heartbreaking True Story of a Girl Nobody Loved and the Woman Who Saved Her
ISBN: 9781509805518 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Unwanted and unloved, Vicky arrives on the doorstep of foster mom Angela Hart clutching only a carrier bag of clothes that were old and too small. Desperate not to return to her mother, it soon becomes clear that there are many demons haunting the frightened little girl. Driving anywhere close to where she used to live would cause Vicky to freeze, sheer terror in her grey-blue eyes. Angela would soon uncover the horrific abuse Vicky had suffered at the hands of her mother and she became determined to help. Slowly Angela begins to make progress with Vicky and is thrilled to see her blossom....
Unwanted and unloved, Vicky arrives on the doorstep of foster mom Angela Hart clutching only a carrier bag of clothes that were old and too small. Des...
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Secrets of the Father
ISBN: 9781498453301 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. He was adopted. At almost five, Paul Aubin couldn't believe what his "parents" were telling him; he was an adopted child they loved very much, though weren't related to in blood. However, it wasn't until he was an adult that Paul began the search for his birth parents, one that would reveal scandal and heartache as well as redemption and purpose. In his autobiography, Secrets of the Father, Paul was a normal middle-class child raised on Long Island who happened to be adopted. After being ostracized by school peers for his size and adoptive status, he went on to be successful in...
He was adopted. At almost five, Paul Aubin couldn't believe what his "parents" were telling him; he was an adopted child they loved very much, though ...
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Learning to Love Amy: The foster carer who saved a mother and a daughter (HarperTrue Life – A Short Read)
ISBN: 9780008105037 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The second in a series of true short stories from foster carer Mia Marconi.
The second in a series of true short stories from foster carer Mia Marconi.
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Swaying in the Treetops
ISBN: 9781498454735 / Angielski / Miękka / 406 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Swaying in the Treetops is an endearing narrative following Scott and Katherine Rosenow and their experiences in adopting eighteen children combined with four biological children. From their marriage, experiences with Christian faith, traumas and children with special needs, Katherine and Scott Rosenow share their personal journey, spiritual development and experiences with emotional intelligence. Their narrative shares views on touchy subjects related to childbirth and family any reader would value. Their narrative voices are wise, keeping God in the center of their lives, giving you...
Swaying in the Treetops is an endearing narrative following Scott and Katherine Rosenow and their experiences in adopting eighteen children combined w...
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Welcoming Strangers: Nonviolent Re-Parenting of Children in Foster Care
ISBN: 9781412862769 / Angielski / Twarda / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jane Hall Fitz-Gibbon and Andrew Fitz-Gibbon have cared for more than 100 children in a foster care career spanning more than three decades. They developed a method, "loving nonviolent re-parenting," to best care for foster children. "Re-parenting" represents the complex task of caring for children who have been parented already, often inadequately, and mostly involving physical, emotional, and/or systemic violence. Welcoming Strangers analyses the violence foster children suffer and raises ethical questions--why violence is morally problematic, what philosophers have said about... Jane Hall Fitz-Gibbon and Andrew Fitz-Gibbon have cared for more than 100 children in a foster care career spanning more than three decades. They d... |
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The Return
ISBN: 9781498457514 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the voyager's log of a wayward traveler. This is a journal of thoughts and feelings of an adopted girl from Shanghai, who after ten years returned home to visit China. Yude was born in Shanghai, China and was abandoned before the age of one. She lived in a city orphanage until she was adopted at age 12 and was renamed Theresa after her adoption. She presently works and lives in Oregon with her husband and adorable son. Jan Tanner is Theresa's adoptive mother. She is a clinical child psychologist presently working with military families.
This is the voyager's log of a wayward traveler. This is a journal of thoughts and feelings of an adopted girl from Shanghai, who after ten years retu...
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The Return
ISBN: 9781498462464 / Angielski / Twarda / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the voyager's log of a wayward traveler. This is a journal of thoughts and feelings of an adopted girl from Shanghai, who after ten years returned home to visit China. Yude was born in Shanghai, China and was abandoned before the age of one. She lived in a city orphanage until she was adopted at age 12 and was renamed Theresa after her adoption. She presently works and lives in Oregon with her husband and adorable son. Jan Tanner is Theresa's adoptive mother. She is a clinical child psychologist presently working with military families.
This is the voyager's log of a wayward traveler. This is a journal of thoughts and feelings of an adopted girl from Shanghai, who after ten years retu...
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Coincidental Pursuit: Searching for My Birth Parents
ISBN: 9781681790350 / Angielski / Miękka / 78 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A letter received by the author from her mother in 1984 entitled "The Mother's Day Gift" proved to be the inspiration and key needed for Beverly Bowden Hendrix to begin searching for the answers to her many questions about her adoption. "Coincidental Pursuit" is an inspiring true story of the author's search for her biological parents. Adopted at birth in 1956, she takes you with her on her five-year journey where she explains how she overcame endless obstacles and beat the legal system of "closed adoptions" in a most unusual way through a series of uncanny and most amazing coincidences.
A letter received by the author from her mother in 1984 entitled "The Mother's Day Gift" proved to be the inspiration and key needed for Beverly Bowde...
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Proud Flesh: The Resurrection of Baby B: A Love Story
ISBN: 9781619844452 / Angielski / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This memoir is about a baby abused in an act of unspeakable brutality and one family's fight to rescue him. At times, disasters both man-made and natural, threaten to block Baby B's path to recovery and justice. More than a memoir, it is a call to action. About the Author Cynthia Bowen lives in Texas with her husband, Lawrence. She is a former Court Appointed Advocate volunteer. She devotes her time to advocating for special needs children, foster care, and adoption.
This memoir is about a baby abused in an act of unspeakable brutality and one family's fight to rescue him. At times, disasters both man-made and natu...
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Tiny Prisoners: Two siblings trapped in a world of abuse. One woman determined to free them
ISBN: 9781409165354 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Evie and Elliot are scrawny, filthy and wide-eyed with fear when they turn up on foster carer Maggie Hartley's doorstep. Aged just two and three years old, this brother and sister have hardly set foot outside their own home. They have been prisoners, locked in a terrifying world of abuse, violence and neglect.
Maggie soon realises that Evie and Elliot are lacking the basic life skills we all take for granted. The outside world terrifies them; the sound of the doorbell sends them into a panic that takes hours to abate. Gradually unlocking the truth of their heart-breaking upbringing,... Evie and Elliot are scrawny, filthy and wide-eyed with fear when they turn up on foster carer Maggie Hartley's doorstep. Aged just two and three years...
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The Neglected Transition: Building a Relational Home for Children Entering Foster Care
ISBN: 9780199371174 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On average, a quarter of a million children in the United States enter foster care every year. Most of these children are placed in non-kinship homes; that is, with people who are complete strangers. In The Neglected Transition, child welfare researcher Monique B. Mitchell explores children's experiences of loss and ambiguity as they transition into foster care, as well as the questions children ask during this critical life transition. Specifically, the author uses child-centered research, practical examples, and healing suggestions to create a foundation from which a relational...
On average, a quarter of a million children in the United States enter foster care every year. Most of these children are placed in non-kinship homes;...
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Little Lost Girl: The Complete Series: Books 1-3
ISBN: 9781523955299 / Angielski / Miękka / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the time she was very young until she became an adult, Star's whole life was always about finding her family and a home to call her own. As far back as she could remember, she had been sent away to live with people she didn't know. She was passed back and forth between family, strangers, and foster care. Growing up, Star endured many types of abuse and loss-painful experiences that sent her spiralling into all the wrong things. This short-story series of a girl who started out lost but eventually found her way will touch your heart and speak to those who have experienced similar trauma...
From the time she was very young until she became an adult, Star's whole life was always about finding her family and a home to call her own. As far b...
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Children of Dreams
ISBN: 9780996532259 / Angielski / Miękka / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This inspirational work of nonfiction follows a woman who turns her own shattered dreams into life-changing hope, relying on God's redemptive love to overcome impossible odds and adopt two destitute children from one of the world's most remote regions.
This inspirational work of nonfiction follows a woman who turns her own shattered dreams into life-changing hope, relying on God's redemptive love to ...
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A Child for Keeps: The History of Adoption in England, 1918-45
ISBN: 9781349355556 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The history of adoption from 1918-1945, detailing the rise of adoption, the growth of adoption societies and considering the increasing emphasis on secrecy in adoption. Analyses adoption law from legalization in 1926, to regulation and reform in the 1930s, with regulations finally being enforced in 1943 amid concern about casual wartime adoptions.
The history of adoption from 1918-1945, detailing the rise of adoption, the growth of adoption societies and considering the increasing emphasis on se...
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Lessons in Grace, Mercy and Forgiveness
ISBN: 9781498476928 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ..".Not knowing what I was once again called to the school to discuss, I opened the door to the greatest challenge yet. There stood a little girl holding two long braids in her hand, sobbing. The look on the faces of the teacher, principal, mother of the little girl, and my son said it all. This was not exactly to be a moment of joy..."Petra has written to share the story of raising and loving her adopted drug baby. In her words, it is "about tough experiences, great joys, humor (after the fact), and God's immeasurable grace." She says, "Grace is a word best explained by experience." It is a...
..".Not knowing what I was once again called to the school to discuss, I opened the door to the greatest challenge yet. There stood a little girl hold...
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Finding Motherhood: An Unexpected Journey
ISBN: 9781533394736 / Angielski / Miękka / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The Little Ghost Girl: Abused, starved and neglected, little Ruth is desperate for someone to love her
ISBN: 9781409165385 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ruth was a ghost of a girl when she arrived into foster mother Maggie Hartley's care. Pale, frail and withdrawn, it was clear to Maggie that Ruth had seen and experienced things that no 11-year-old should have to, that she's been conditioned to 'see no evil, speak no evil'. Ruth is in desperate need of help, but can Maggie get through to her and unlock the harrowing secret she carries? Through love, reassurance and patience, Maggie starts to unravel Ruth's painful past - a past defined by cruelty and abuse by the very people who should have protected her. Raised by a cruel stepmother and...
Ruth was a ghost of a girl when she arrived into foster mother Maggie Hartley's care. Pale, frail and withdrawn, it was clear to Maggie that Ruth had ...
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