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Hundreds of thousands of children in this country are without permanent homes right now, waiting in foster homes and institutions for families who could adopt them. Here, in "a book that workers and parents have been waiting for" nationally known family counselor and adoptive parent Claudia Jewett explains just what is in store for those who decide to open their hearts to a waiting child.
Publication
Harvard Common Press (1978), Edition: 1, 320 pages
Language
Original language
English
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ISBN
0916782093 / 9780916782092
Physical description
320 p.; 5.38 inches