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Series ISBN: 978-1-4222-3027-5 ISBN: 978-1-4222-3035-0 ebook ISBN: 978-1-4222-8820-7

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Libal, Joyce. The foster care system / Joyce Libal.

pages cm. — (Living with a special need) Includes index. Audience: Age 12+ Audience: Grade 7 to 8.

ISBN 978-1-4222-3035-0 (hardback) — ISBN 978-1-4222-3027-5 (series) — ISBN 978-1-4222-8820-7 (ebook) 1. Foster home care—Juvenile literature. 2. Foster chil- dren—Juvenile literature. 3. Child welfare—Juvenile literature. 4. Family services--Juve- nile literature. 5. Child abuse—Juvenile literature. I. Title. HV873.L53 2015 362.73'3—dc23 2014010649 Picture credits: Benjamin Stewart: pp. 66, 68; Corbis: pp. 85, 88, 91; Corel: pp. 16, 107; Photo Alto: pp. 72, 104; PhotoDisc: pp. 17, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 50, 54, 65, 70, 73, 83, 84, 86, 97, 98, 116, 117, 118; Stockbyte: pp. 52, 53, 64, 105; Susquehanna Service Dogs: p. 43. Individuals in these images are models, and the images are intended for illus- trative purposes only.