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Starred Review Home for a While

  • Interest Level: Kindergarten - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

“Ultimately, the book is as much a model for foster parents as it is a story to provide validation of foster children’s experiences . . . . Gentle and wise—especially as a read for foster parents.”—Kirkus Reviews

Calvin is in foster care, and he wants to trust someone, anyone, but is afraid to open his heart. He has lived in a lot of houses, but he still hasn’t found his home. When he moves in with Maggie, she shows him respect, offers him kindness, and makes him see things in himself that he’s never noticed before. Maybe this isn’t just another house, maybe this is a place Calvin can call home, for a while.

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978-1-4338-3187-4
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Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Picture Books
Category SEL: A Self-Awareness, SEL: B Self-Management, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2021
Publisher Magination Press, American Psychological Association
Imprint Magination Press — American Psychological Association
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2025-01-01
Text Type Fiction
BISACS JUV013050, JUV039050, JUV015030
Dimensions 8 x 10
Features Original artwork, Reviewed, and Starred Reviews

Reviews

Starred Review School Library Journal

Reviewed on 1 January 2022

“This story takes apart the fostering experience as few books have—from the newcomer’s point of view. . . . Most books with this much purpose fall down on the lessons. This one transcends them, for a true story of how a home happens.”—starred, School Library Journal

Kirkus Reviews

“Ultimately, the book is as much a model for foster parents as it is a story to provide validation of foster children’s experiences . . . . Gentle and wise—especially as a read for foster parents.”—Kirkus Reviews