Foster by Claire Keegan
Foster is a novella about a child’s summer spent with distant relatives. The child, one of her parents’ many children living in poverty, is enamored by the comfortable life the Kinsellas lead – and the...
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Foster is a novella about a child’s summer spent with distant relatives. The child, one of her parents’ many children living in poverty, is enamored by the comfortable life the Kinsellas lead – and the...
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Read MoreI received a free copy of this book from the publisher. This was an entertaining read all around, and if you enjoy YA that doesn’t fit in one particular genre or another, this is a...
Read MoreI received a free copy of this book from the publisher through Goodreads Giveaways. What initially drew me to this book was the comparison to Fredrik Backman – that’s a high bar to reach in...
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