Adoption in Family & Relationships & Nonfiction Audiobooks

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Healing Tree, The

An Adoptee's Story about Hurting, Healing, and Letting the Light Shine Through

by Danielle Gaudette ...

Narrated by Danielle Gaudette ...

Unabridged

5 hours 9 min

"Our adopted angel"-that's what Danielle's adoptive parents called her. She grew up adored, doted on, and unconditionally loved. It wasn't until she was in college that she first felt a gnawing curiosity about her roots. From time to time, she would wonder: Where did this face come from? Where did this body come from? Where did this blood come from? Her search to find her biological parents had ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Our adopted angel"-that's what Danielle's adoptive parents called her. She grew up adored, doted on, and unconditionally loved. It wasn't until she was in college that she first felt a gnawing curiosity about her roots. From time to time, she would wonder: Where did this face come from? Where did this body come from? Where did this blood come from? Her search to find her biological parents had
... Read more
Audiobook

Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors

Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work

by Robyn Gobbel ...

Narrated by Robyn Gobbel ...

Unabridged

9 hours 43 min

"All behavior makes sense"'"It most certainly does not!", is probably your first reaction.Parenting and neuroscience expert Robyn Gobbel is here to reveal how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied. You just need to look past the behavior and understand what's going on inside.Robyn decodes the latest brain science into easy-to-understand principles and metaphors to ... Read more

$31.99 USD

"All behavior makes sense"'"It most certainly does not!", is probably your first reaction.Parenting and neuroscience expert Robyn Gobbel is here to reveal how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied. You just need to look past the behavior and understand what's going on inside.Robyn decodes the latest brain science into easy-to-understand principles and metaphors to
... Read more
Audiobook

Another Forgotten Child

by Cathy Glass ...

Narrated by Denica Fairman ...

Unabridged

9 hours 24 min

A new memoir from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass.Eight-year-old Aimee was on the child protection register at birth. Her five older siblings were taken into care many years ago. So no one can understand why she was left at home to suffer for so long. It seems Aimee was forgotten.The social services are looking for a very experienced foster carer to look after Aimee ... Read more

$27.99 USD

A new memoir from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass.Eight-year-old Aimee was on the child protection register at birth. Her five older siblings were taken into care many years ago. So no one can understand why she was left at home to suffer for so long. It seems Aimee was forgotten.The social services are looking for a very experienced foster carer to look after Aimee
... Read more
Audiobook

Tiny Prisoners

Two siblings trapped in a world of abuse. One woman determined to free them

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 4 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

7 hours 7 min

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 ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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
... Read more
Audiobook

Between the Mountain and the Sky

A Mother’s Story of Love, Loss, Healing, and Hope

by Maggie Doyne ...

Narrated by Maggie Doyne ...

Unabridged

7 hours 55 min

Read by the author.Now an Award-Winning Documentary from The Duplass Brothers.Between the Mountain and the Sky shows us the goodness that is possible when a single person--regardless of age--takes action to help another and, in the process, changes the lives of hundreds.Maggie’s story begins in suburban New Jersey, in a comfortable middle-class family that supports her decision to travel the world ... Read more

$26.99 USD

Read by the author.Now an Award-Winning Documentary from The Duplass Brothers.Between the Mountain and the Sky shows us the goodness that is possible when a single person--regardless of age--takes action to help another and, in the process, changes the lives of hundreds.Maggie’s story begins in suburban New Jersey, in a comfortable middle-class family that supports her decision to travel the world
... Read more
Audiobook

Denied a Mummy

The heartbreaking story of three little children searching for someone to love them

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 12 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

6 hours 28 min

When Maggie's latest placement arrives on her doorstep, the three young siblings have clearly been through unspeakable traumas in their short lives. Violent, malnourished and showing signs of sexualised behaviour, the two brothers and their big sister have been left to fend for themselves by their drug-addicted parents. Maggie must use all of her skills and experience as a foster carer to help ... Read more

$24.99 USD

When Maggie's latest placement arrives on her doorstep, the three young siblings have clearly been through unspeakable traumas in their short lives. Violent, malnourished and showing signs of sexualised behaviour, the two brothers and their big sister have been left to fend for themselves by their drug-addicted parents. Maggie must use all of her skills and experience as a foster carer to help
... Read more
Audiobook

A Dark Secret

by Casey Watson ...

Narrated by Kate Lock ...

Unabridged

9 hours 32 min

Just when Casey thinks her foster care duties are done, she’s asked to look after Sam, a troubled nine-year-old with a violent streak who drove his previous guardians to release him of their care. It soon unfolds, however, that this is no simple case.Determined to get to the root of Sam’s behaviour, Casey is committed to uncover his mysterious past only to find out something far darker than she ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Just when Casey thinks her foster care duties are done, she’s asked to look after Sam, a troubled nine-year-old with a violent streak who drove his previous guardians to release him of their care. It soon unfolds, however, that this is no simple case.Determined to get to the root of Sam’s behaviour, Casey is committed to uncover his mysterious past only to find out something far darker than she
... Read more
Audiobook

Hannah's Hope

Seeking God's Heart in the Midst of Infertility, Miscarriage, and Adoption Loss

by Jennifer Saake ...

Narrated by Sarah Zimmerman ...

Unabridged

6 hours 2 min

Hannah's heart beat with a mother's love long before she was blessed with a child.You can meet Hannah in the pages of 1 Samuel, chapters 1 and 2. The Bible says she was "barren," and we know she suffered heartache, anguish, and grief because of her empty arms. Perhaps you do too.Hannah's Hope is for all who long for a child yet to be conceived, grieve for a baby too soon passed from the womb, or ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Hannah's heart beat with a mother's love long before she was blessed with a child.You can meet Hannah in the pages of 1 Samuel, chapters 1 and 2. The Bible says she was "barren," and we know she suffered heartache, anguish, and grief because of her empty arms. Perhaps you do too.Hannah's Hope is for all who long for a child yet to be conceived, grieve for a baby too soon passed from the womb, or
... Read more
Audiobook

Sold To Be A Wife

Only a determined foster carer can stop a terrified girl from becoming a child bride

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 11 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

6 hours 4 min

Fourteen-year-old Shazia has been taken into care after a conversation at school leads her teacher to suspect that the teenager's family are planning to send her to Pakistan for an arranged marriage.To her family's fury, Shazia is sent to live with foster carer Maggie Hartley whilst social services investigate. But with Shazia denying everything and social services unable to find any evidence to ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Fourteen-year-old Shazia has been taken into care after a conversation at school leads her teacher to suspect that the teenager's family are planning to send her to Pakistan for an arranged marriage.To her family's fury, Shazia is sent to live with foster carer Maggie Hartley whilst social services investigate. But with Shazia denying everything and social services unable to find any evidence to
... Read more
Audiobook

Daddy's Little Soldier

When home is a war zone, who can little Tom trust?

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 14 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

6 hours 3 min

Quiet and polite, obsessively neat, clean and tidy, eight-year-old Tom is unlike any child Maggie has ever fostered before. Tom has been taken into care following concerns that his dad is struggling to cope after the death of Tom's mum. At first, Maggie doesn't know what to make of this shy, nervous little boy who never cries and is terrified of getting dirty. But as Tom's cleaning rituals start ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Quiet and polite, obsessively neat, clean and tidy, eight-year-old Tom is unlike any child Maggie has ever fostered before. Tom has been taken into care following concerns that his dad is struggling to cope after the death of Tom's mum. At first, Maggie doesn't know what to make of this shy, nervous little boy who never cries and is terrified of getting dirty. But as Tom's cleaning rituals start
... Read more
Audiobook

Parenting Children of Trauma

The Foster-Adoption Guide to Understanding Attachment Disorder

by Marcy Pusey ...

Narrated by Dana DiAngelo ...

Unabridged

6 hours 4 min

Do you ever feel confused about what went wrong in your foster or adoption story? Are you fearful about the future of your marriage and your children? Do you ever feel overwhelmed and desperate for help?You are not alone.This book is for parents who feel embarrassed by their dashed hopes of adoption and fearful about the future of their marriage and their children.In this book, Marcy Pusey ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Do you ever feel confused about what went wrong in your foster or adoption story? Are you fearful about the future of your marriage and your children? Do you ever feel overwhelmed and desperate for help?You are not alone.This book is for parents who feel embarrassed by their dashed hopes of adoption and fearful about the future of their marriage and their children.In this book, Marcy Pusey
... Read more
Audiobook

Who Will Love Me Now?

Neglected, unloved and rejected, can Maggie help a little girl desperate for a home to call her own?

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 1 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

6 hours 47 min

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERAt just ten years old, Kirsty has already suffered a lifetime of heartache and suffering. Neglected by her teenage mother and taken into care, Kirsty thought she had found her forever family when she is fostered by Pat and Mike, who she comes to see as her real mum and dad.But when Pat has a heart attack and collapses in front of her, Kirsty's foster family say it's all ... Read more

$22.99 USD

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERAt just ten years old, Kirsty has already suffered a lifetime of heartache and suffering. Neglected by her teenage mother and taken into care, Kirsty thought she had found her forever family when she is fostered by Pat and Mike, who she comes to see as her real mum and dad.But when Pat has a heart attack and collapses in front of her, Kirsty's foster family say it's all
... Read more
Audiobook

Foster the Family

Encouragement, Hope, and Practical Help for the Christian Foster Parent

by Jamie C. Finn ...

Narrated by Jamie C. Finn ...

Unabridged

7 hours 18 min

There are great rewards that come along with being a foster parent, yet there are also great challenges that can leave you feeling depleted, alone, and discouraged. The many burdens of a foster parent's day—hurting children, struggling biological parents, and a broken system—are only compounded by the many burdens of a foster parent's heart—confusion, anxiety, heartache, anger, and fear.With the ... Read more

$19.99 USD

There are great rewards that come along with being a foster parent, yet there are also great challenges that can leave you feeling depleted, alone, and discouraged. The many burdens of a foster parent's day—hurting children, struggling biological parents, and a broken system—are only compounded by the many burdens of a foster parent's heart—confusion, anxiety, heartache, anger, and fear.With the
... Read more
Audiobook

The Little Ghost Girl

Abused, starved and neglected, little Ruth is desperate for someone to love her

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 5 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

6 hours 39 min

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 ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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
... Read more
Audiobook

What White Parents Should Know about Transracial Adoption

An Adoptee's Perspective on Its History, Nuances, and Practices

by Melissa Guida-Richards ...

Narrated by Stacy Gonzalez ...

Unabridged

6 hours 39 min

The White Fragility for transracial adoption--practical tools for nurturing identity, unlearning white saviorism, and fixing the mistakes you don't even know you're making.If you're the white parent of a transracially or internationally adopted child, you may have been told that if you try your best and work your hardest, good intentions and a whole lot of love will be enough to give your child ... Read more

$34.99 USD

The White Fragility for transracial adoption--practical tools for nurturing identity, unlearning white saviorism, and fixing the mistakes you don't even know you're making.If you're the white parent of a transracially or internationally adopted child, you may have been told that if you try your best and work your hardest, good intentions and a whole lot of love will be enough to give your child
... Read more
Audiobook

Who Is a Worthy Mother?

An Intimate History of Adoption

by Rebecca Wellington ...

Narrated by April Doty ...

Unabridged

7 hours 31 min

Nearly every person in the United States is affected by adoption. In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, the renewed debate over women's reproductive rights places an even greater emphasis on adoption. Wellington's timely—and deeply researched—account amplifies previously marginalized voices and exposes the social and racial biases embedded in the United States' ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Nearly every person in the United States is affected by adoption. In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, the renewed debate over women's reproductive rights places an even greater emphasis on adoption. Wellington's timely—and deeply researched—account amplifies previously marginalized voices and exposes the social and racial biases embedded in the United States'
... Read more
Audiobook

What to Know When You Adopt Through Foster Care

Real Life Stories and Practical Tips

by Marcy Bursac ...

Narrated by Marcy Bursac ...

Unabridged

4 hours 15 min

Are you feeling drawn to adopt but your mind is afraid, confused, or overwhelmed by stories you've heard in the news and comments from other people?As an adoptive mom of a sibling pair, I am often asked about the foster care adoption process. I often share my own stories and stories I've been told from those I know who have actually navigated this journey.This is the basis for why this book came ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Are you feeling drawn to adopt but your mind is afraid, confused, or overwhelmed by stories you've heard in the news and comments from other people?As an adoptive mom of a sibling pair, I am often asked about the foster care adoption process. I often share my own stories and stories I've been told from those I know who have actually navigated this journey.This is the basis for why this book came
... Read more
Audiobook

Barnet

by Kirsten Ahlburg ...

Narrated by Morten Thunbo ...

Series series Læseværkstedet
Unabridged

23 min

Mie og Henrik er gift. De vil gerne have et barn, men Mie kan ikke blive gravid. De beslutter sig for at adoptere et barn. Efter mange møder, spørgsmål og undersøgelser bliver de godkendt til adoption. De indretter værelse, køber udstyr og legetøj - og endelig kan de rejse til Afrika for at hente deres lille pige.Bogen udkom oprindeligt i 2005 som en del af serien Læseværkstedet på Special ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Mie og Henrik er gift. De vil gerne have et barn, men Mie kan ikke blive gravid. De beslutter sig for at adoptere et barn. Efter mange møder, spørgsmål og undersøgelser bliver de godkendt til adoption. De indretter værelse, køber udstyr og legetøj - og endelig kan de rejse til Afrika for at hente deres lille pige.Bogen udkom oprindeligt i 2005 som en del af serien Læseværkstedet på Special
... Read more
Audiobook

Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew

by Sherrie Eldridge ...

Narrated by Rosemary Benson ...

Unabridged

6 hours 31 min

The voices of adopted children are poignant, questioning. And they tell a familiar story of loss, fear, and hope. This extraordinary book, written by a woman who was adopted herself, gives voice to children's unspoken concerns, and shows adoptive parents how to free their kids from feelings of fear, abandonment, and shame.With warmth and candor, Sherrie Eldridge reveals the twenty complex ... Read more

$19.99 USD

The voices of adopted children are poignant, questioning. And they tell a familiar story of loss, fear, and hope. This extraordinary book, written by a woman who was adopted herself, gives voice to children's unspoken concerns, and shows adoptive parents how to free their kids from feelings of fear, abandonment, and shame.With warmth and candor, Sherrie Eldridge reveals the twenty complex
... Read more
Audiobook

Honestly Adoption

Answers to 101 Questions About Adoption and Foster Care

by Mike Berry, Kristin Berry ...

Narrated by Mike Berry, Kristin Berry ...

Unabridged

6 hours 30 min

Discover What Adoption and Foster Care Really Look LikeIf you are considering adoption or foster care or are already somewhere in this difficult and complicated process, you need trusted information from people who have been where you are.Mike and Kristin Berry have adopted eight children and cared for another twenty-three kids in their nine-year stint as foster parents. They aren't just experts. ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Discover What Adoption and Foster Care Really Look LikeIf you are considering adoption or foster care or are already somewhere in this difficult and complicated process, you need trusted information from people who have been where you are.Mike and Kristin Berry have adopted eight children and cared for another twenty-three kids in their nine-year stint as foster parents. They aren't just experts.
... Read more
Audiobook

The A-Z of Therapeutic Parenting

Strategies and Solutions

by Sarah Naish ...

Narrated by Sarah Naish ...

Series series Therapeutic Parenting Books
Unabridged

9 hours 38 min

The complete guide to therapeutic parenting, with an A-Z of applied advice for 60 common issuesTherapeutic parenting is a deeply nurturing parenting style, and is especially effective for children with attachment difficulties, or who experienced childhood trauma. This book provides everything you need to know in order to be able to effectively therapeutically parent.Providing a model of ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The complete guide to therapeutic parenting, with an A-Z of applied advice for 60 common issuesTherapeutic parenting is a deeply nurturing parenting style, and is especially effective for children with attachment difficulties, or who experienced childhood trauma. This book provides everything you need to know in order to be able to effectively therapeutically parent.Providing a model of
... Read more
Audiobook

Accident of Birth, An

A story of adoption and identity

by T Alex Blum ...

Narrated by T. Alex Blum, Henry Stanton, Peter Stanton, William Stanton ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

When a stranger who turns out to be his niece receives an extra 23andMe test by mistake, it changes Alex Blum's life forever.At the age of sixty, Alex Blum made a life-altering discovery: he was the eldest of four biological brothers he never knew existed. Born in 1955, Blum had always known he was adopted, yet the secrecy of the era kept every detail of his origins sealed. Without a court order, ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

When a stranger who turns out to be his niece receives an extra 23andMe test by mistake, it changes Alex Blum's life forever.At the age of sixty, Alex Blum made a life-altering discovery: he was the eldest of four biological brothers he never knew existed. Born in 1955, Blum had always known he was adopted, yet the secrecy of the era kept every detail of his origins sealed. Without a court order,
... Read more
Audiobook

Let Me Go

Abused and Afraid, She Has Nothing to Live for

by Casey Watson ...

Narrated by Kate Lock ...

Unabridged

8 hours 19 min

Let Me Go is the powerful new memoir from foster carer and Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson.Harley, 13, has been sectioned under the mental health act after attempting suicide. She was spotted climbing the railings on a footbridge that crossed a busy motorway and pulled to safety by a member of the public. After six weeks in hospital, social services are looking for a short-term ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Let Me Go is the powerful new memoir from foster carer and Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson.Harley, 13, has been sectioned under the mental health act after attempting suicide. She was spotted climbing the railings on a footbridge that crossed a busy motorway and pulled to safety by a member of the public. After six weeks in hospital, social services are looking for a short-term
... Read more
Audiobook

Silent Tears

A Journey Of Hope In A Chinese Orphanage

by Kay Bratt ...

Narrated by Shannon McManus ...

Unabridged

9 hours 55 min

Irrepressible memories. Vacant eyes. A child being dangled from a third story window. A boy tied to a chair. Children sleeping in layers of clothing to fight off the bitter cold. An infant dying from starvation. Some things your mind will never allow you to forget.Silent Tears is the true story of the adversity and triumphs one woman faced as she fought against the Chinese bureaucracy to help that ... Read more

$35.99 USD

Irrepressible memories. Vacant eyes. A child being dangled from a third story window. A boy tied to a chair. Children sleeping in layers of clothing to fight off the bitter cold. An infant dying from starvation. Some things your mind will never allow you to forget.Silent Tears is the true story of the adversity and triumphs one woman faced as she fought against the Chinese bureaucracy to help that
... Read more

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