| Description |
xvii, 313 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-297) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Catch -- King Solomon's baby -- Eye of the beholder -- Timing is anything -- Drugs in the system -- Catch as catch can -- Hold -- Surge control -- Chutes and ladders and chutes -- Arrested in development -- Taking agency -- Homespun -- Release -- Fantasy islands -- There's something about Mary -- Experiment -- Touching the elephant -- Last call -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Acknowledgments. |
| Summary |
An intimate, authoritative look at the foster care system that examines why it is failing the kids it is supposed to protect and what can be done to change it. |
| Subject |
Foster home care -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9780151014125 |
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0151014124 |
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