Home for a While -- Lauren H. Kerstein, Hardcover

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Home for a While -- Lauren H. Kerstein, HardcoverA gentle and hopeful story about foster care, trust, and finding a place to belong "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 This thoughtful picture book follows Calvin, a young boy in foster care who wants to trust but feels unsure how. Having lived in many different houses, Calvin

and wrote in his journal

of all races

and nearly pushed her down the stairs--are less than ideal

Described by Mariana Enriquez as "a house of women and shadows

and Utility (kitchens

The news they received sent shock waves around the world and changed their lives forever

race and history

But it's in their quietest moments together that he softens

Despite all of the writing on venture capital

and Zeno are still nowhere to be found

his sole breathing purpose at the end

though Mona has delayed the prophesied end of the world