Adoption & fosterhem

Gud hjälpe Finlands mödrar, hur ska vi orka detta krig? Marja-Riita, någonstans i den finländska landsbygden, 1941. Under andra världskriget skickades omkring 70 000 finska krigsbarn till Sverige. Det innebar att hundratusentals liv förändrades, i...

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"Jag är född i Brasiliens vildmark och bodde i en grotta tills jag var ungefär fem år gammal. Därefter flyttade min mamma och jag in till en av São Paulos många kåkstäder - en rent livsfarlig miljö för ett barn att växa upp i. Jag fick tidigt lära...

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Denna antologi presenterar tio forskares perspektiv på Stiftelsen Allmänna barnhusets historia, från 1600-talet till idag. Stiftelsen har spelat en viktig roll för de barn som föräldrar och anhöriga inte kunnat, velat, eller fått ta hand om. Boken...

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APRIL 2024 REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020 AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'A literary love child of Jonathan Franzen and Anne Tyler . . . outstanding and highly enjoyable' Observer 'The Most...

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En ny chans - med tvång De vanartiga flickorna skulle med hjälp av utbildning, bildning, arbete och straff formas till goda medborgare. Detta är berättelsen om flickorna på Lingatans skyddshem i Lysekil med nationellt intag. Boken bygger på arkivh...

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Under 1960-talet rasar en adoptionsdebatt i Sverige. Debattörer från vänster till höger ser adoption som ett led i att öka mångfalden, medan myndigheterna varnar för "rasblandning". Adopterad: En bok om Sveriges sista rasdebatt är berättelsen om h...

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HON A¤R ARG ¿a¤r ett poetiskt och ursin nigt vittnesma°l om upplevelsen av att vara adopterad, men ocksa° en kritisk gransk ning av den adoptionsindustri som enbart i Sydkorea omsa¤tter o¤ver 15 miljoner dol lar per a°r. Ha¤r blandas reflektioner ...

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The fifteenth fostering memoir by Cathy Glass. Danny was petrified and clung to me in desperation as I carried him to my car. Trapped in his own dark world, he couldn't understand why his parents no longer loved or wanted him, and were sending him...

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* The new Sunday Times bestseller * 'It's ok, Felix, don't worry. We're going to find your mummy.' 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 inqu...

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"Jag är född i Brasiliens vildmark och bodde i en grotta tills jag var ungefär fem år gammal. Därefter flyttade min mamma och jag in till en av São Paulos många kåkstäder - en rent livsfarlig miljö för ett barn att växa upp i. Jag fick tidigt lära...

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Many foster and adoptive parents lose hope when they experience challenging and oppositional child behaviors. This book gives parents the tools and strategies to respond to these outbursts - particularly those that stem from a child's potentially ...

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What could cause a mother to believe that giving away her newborn baby is her only option? Cathy Glass is about to find out. From author of Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Damaged comes a harrowing and moving memoir about tiny Harrison,...

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Aged nine Joss came home from school to discover her father's suicide. She's never gotten over it. This is the true story of Joss, 13 who is angry and out of control. At the age of nine, Joss finds her father's dead body. He has committed suicide....

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'Don't leave me here! Please, don't leave me.' What possesses a mum to kidnap her own child? That's what Maggie asks herself when she's asked to foster 13-year-old Saskia, the subject of a bitter custody battle between her parents. When Saskia's m...

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The twelfth instalment in the popular Thrown Away Children paperback series. Camila is born to childhood sweethearts, Gabriella and Robbie, who lead a privileged, but dysfunctional life. When she and her younger brother, Josh, start displaying sex...

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ONE REMARKABLE WOMAN. OVER 30 YEARS OF FOSTERING. THE STORY OF ONE CHILD SHE COULD NEVER FORGET. Seven-year-old Reece is the last of six siblings to be taken into foster care. He can't cope with school and is often excluded for his violent and agg...

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Neglected by her careless parents, Marianne turned to her neighbour, the one person that she thought she could trust?. Eight year old Marianne, the eldest of five children, was neglected by her slovenly mother and her violent alcoholic father. Unc...

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Bestselling author and foster carer Casey Watson tells the heartbreaking true story of a teenage mother and baby in need of a safe and loving home. At fourteen, Emma is just a child herself - and one who's never been properly mothered. She has bee...

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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) affects up to 1 in 20 people, and is particularly prevalent among young people in the adoption and fostering system. As a hidden brain injury, FASD can manifest in ways that often lead to challenging behavior...

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A MAJOR AMAZON PRIME TV SERIES'Just read it . . . Outstanding' Matt Haig'To say I love this book is an understatement . . . It moved me to tears' Reese Witherspoon'Beautifully written, completely charming, and extremely wise on the subject of adol...

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"För att ha ställt de svåraste frågorna till de djupast berörda och visat hur hål i samhällets skyddsnät utsätter barn för ödesdigra risker." Guldspaden 2024 för årets bok "Grills gedigna granskning är oerhört imponerande. Boken är fantastiskt bra...

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THE INSTANT TOP FIVE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER! 'Utterly beautiful. I adored it' JOANNA CANNON 'Hugely uplifting and wonderful' AJ PEARCE 'Bursting with hope' JENNIE GODFREY Sometimes finding your place in the world is the greatest puzzle of all... ...

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The Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of Damaged tells the true story of Donna, who came into foster care aged ten, having been abused, victimised and rejected by her family. Donna had been in foster care with her two young brothe...

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'I'm going to love my baby and give her lots of attention,' Jade said. 'I'll show my mum she's wrong.' Jade, 17, is pregnant, homeless and alone when she's brought to live with Cathy. Jade is desperate to keep her baby, but little more than a chil...

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The latest title from the internationally bestselling author and foster carer Cathy Glass. Beth is a sweet-natured child who appears to have been well looked after. But it isn't long before Cathy begins to have concerns that the relationship betwe...

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The heartbreaking true story of a young, troubled mother who needed help. The sixteenth fostering memoir by Cathy Glass. It is the first time Laura has been out since the birth of her baby when Cathy sees her in the school playground. A joyful occ...

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The eleventh memoir and latest title from the internationally bestselling author and foster carer Cathy Glass. This book tells the true story of Cathy's adopted daughter Lucy. Lucy was born to a single mother who had been abused and neglected for ...

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Ämnet adoption är aktuellt och har¿debatterats flitigt sedan 2018 när SVT rapporterade misstankar om stulna barn från Chile som adopterats till Sverige.¿Just nu pågår en utredning om adoptionsverksamheten i Sverige från 1960-talet och fram till id...

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