{"product_id":"the-foster-boy-kurt-hirzel-9798336040470","title":"The Foster Boy","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Foster Boy\u003c\/b\u003eAn enlightening journey for chid carer and young readers by following a foster boy's upbringing.\u003cbr\u003eThis is a true story of Benjamin Hirscher's as a foster boy. One of Ben's early recollections is framed picture of a\u003cbr\u003eBoy Angel. This picture had an everlasting effect on him and became his Talisman.\u003cbr\u003eAt six years old, Ben was placed into a foster home with a childless farming family in rural Switzerland. It was a steep\u003cbr\u003elearning curve for the boy and the new foster mother with no experience in childcare. Lucky for Ben, the in-living\u003cbr\u003egrandmother became the mediator and love giving catalyst.\u003cbr\u003eThis story follows Ben, a shy and frightening boy through the early school days as an outsider trying to fit in.\u003cbr\u003eAs a teenager he started to stand up for himself and became an unwittingly hero and a bit of a celebrity.\u003cbr\u003eWhile in high school, Ben's past was catching up and not to his liking.\u003cbr\u003eAn apprenticeship and the callup for military service was Ben's hope to become a man and independent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kurt Hirzel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798336040470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d","brand":"Kurt Hirzel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47072238108927,"sku":"9798336040470","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_25e45a21-b18a-48c1-9be2-37cd814be6ef.jpg?v=1753416203","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-foster-boy-kurt-hirzel-9798336040470","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}