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Finding Katie: The Diary of Anonymous, A Teenager in Foster Care

This appealing teen read tells the story of Katie, a teen from an abused home, and her journey through foster care.

Katie is always surrounded by wealth, but feels terribly alone because of the secret horror of her angry, abusive father. When she's thrown out of her house and put into foster care, it seems like the end of the world.

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But as she moves through the foster care system, she begins to realize that she can help others. Can she, at last, find courage and strength of her own?

Audience
young adult
Length
short · 192 pages

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