CCBC-Recommended Book Search Interested in books we counted for our annual diversity statistics? See the Diversity Statistics Book Search. See our Recommended Book Search Guide and Video Tutorial for tips. Keyword search allows asterisk (*) for wildcard (end of word only, e.g. immigra*) and double quoted (") phrase matching. Advanced Search Clear Filters Title Author/Contributor Subject Keyword Additional Filters open additional filters close additional filters Ages Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3) PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7) Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10) Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13) Grades 9-12 (Age 14 and older) Diversity Subject Arab Asian Black/African Brown Skin Unspecified Indigenous Latine Middle East Multicultural General Pacific Islander Christian Jewish Muslim Other Religion Gender Nonconformity LGBTQ Character/Topic LGBTQ Family LGBTQ Innuendo LGBTQ Non-Fiction Cognitive/Neurological Disability/Condition Physical Disability/Condition Psychiatric Disability/Condition Contributor Arab Asian BIPOC Unspecified Black/African Indigenous Latine Middle East Multiracial Pacific Islander White LGBTQ Christian Jewish Muslim Other Religion Cognitive/Neurological Disability/Condition Physical Disability/Condition Psychiatric Disability/Condition Content Type Fictional narratives (may include picture book stories, easy readers, novels, graphic novels) Informational books (formats may include picture books, easy readers, graphic novels, substantial narrative non-fiction) Concept Book Poetry Format Board book Picture book Easy Reader Novel Short Stories Graphic Novel Poetry Substantial Narrative Non-Fiction Biography, Autobiography and Memoir Publication Year From (YYYY) To (YYYY) Wisconsin Wisconsin author Wisconsin illustrator Wisconsin setting Wisconsin subject/interest Search Subject: Foster Families Remove Filter 1 2 Next > Results per page 10 20 50 Betty Before X by Ilyasah Shabazz, Renee Watson Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2018 Pages: 248 ISBN: 9780374306106 CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 8-12 CCBC Location: Fiction, Shabazz Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Betty Before X Boy on the Edge by Fridrik Erlings Translated by Fridrik Erlings Publisher: Candlewick, 2014 Pages: 219 ISBN: 9780763666804 CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 14 and older CCBC Location: Fiction, Erlings Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Boy on the Edge The Boy on the Porch by Sharon Creech Publishers: HarperCollins, Joanna Cotler Books, 2013 Pages: 151 ISBN: 9780061892356 CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 7-10 CCBC Location: Fiction, Creech Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email The Boy on the Porch Come Fall by A.C.E. Bauer Publisher: Random House, 2010 Pages: 231 ISBN: 9780375858253 CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 10-13 CCBC Location: Fiction, Bauer Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Come Fall Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Publishers: Dial, Penguin Random House, 2020 Pages: 259 ISBN: 9781984815682 CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 9-13 CCBC Location: Fiction, Bradley Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Fighting Words Home for a While by Lauren H. Kerstein Illustrated by Natalia Moore Publisher: Magination, 2021 Pages: 32 ISBN: 9781433831874 CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-7 CCBC Location: Picture Book, Kerstein Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Home for a While Kinda Like Brothers by Coe Booth Publisher: Scholastic Press, 2014 Pages: 248 ISBN: 9780545224963 CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 9-13 CCBC Location: Fiction, Booth Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Kinda Like Brothers Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson Publisher: Putnam, 2003 Pages: 128 ISBN: 0399231153 CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 9-12 CCBC Location: Fiction, Woodson Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Locomotion Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt Publisher: Clarion, 2015 Pages: 183 ISBN: 9780544462229 CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 14 and older CCBC Location: Fiction, Schmidt Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Orbiting Jupiter Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir by Nikki Grimes Publishers: Highlights, WordSong, 2019 Pages: 325 ISBN: 9781629798813 CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 13 and older CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 811 Grimes Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir 1 2 Next >