{"product_id":"foster-child-heddrick-mcbride-9798279304257","title":"Foster Child","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFOSTER CHILD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaylor learned how to survive long before she learned how to be a child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she moves through foster care placements, school systems, and constantly shifting homes, Taylor does what no one ever asked her to do: she protects her younger brother while navigating adults who do not always listen and systems that rarely see the full picture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold through Taylor's steady and observant voice, \u003ci\u003eFoster Child\u003c\/i\u003e explores what happens when children are forced to grow up too soon, when silence feels safer than honesty, and when love becomes both a shield and a burden. When attention finally comes, it brings pressure, judgment, and choices that test everything Taylor believes about loyalty, truth, and responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a story about being rescued.\u003cbr\u003eIt is a story about standing firm.\u003cbr\u003eAbout sibling love.\u003cbr\u003eAbout resilience.\u003cbr\u003eAnd about the cost of telling the truth in a world that is not always ready to hear it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFoster Child\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful, emotionally grounded novel that centers the voices of children who are often discussed, but rarely listened to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome heroes are quiet.\u003cbr\u003eSome survivors are still standing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Heddrick McBride\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798279304257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d","brand":"Heddrick McBride","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097223110911,"sku":"9798279304257","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/foster-child-heddrick-mcbride-9798279304257","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}