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Gr 4-6 A toddler's unabashed adoration and the patience and wisdom of two unlikely foster parents spark the beginning of 11-year-old Ben's healing process in this story of a summer of growth and change. Ben doesn't have high expectations when he moves in with his eighth foster family, the Torgles. He fully intends, in fact, to keep his distance and merely bide his time until a better opportunity appears. Those intentions start to slip away the minute he finds a way to quiet baby Grover, and are helped to their demise by adults who treat ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Eleven-year-old foster child Ben Watson has been stuck in the system for years, moving from one disappointing placement to another. Well-acquainted with feeling unwanted, Ben has his sights set on turning eighteen and leaving Greenfield County "forever." He's survived so far by trying to forget the past and blending into the present—that is, until fourteen-month-old Grover G. Graham toddles into his heart. At first Ben simply identifies with Grover, a fellow "stray" at Ben's new, temporary foster home. But soon his relationship with Grover becomes a lifeline for Ben, rescuing ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More