Welcome to Foster Book Club
A book discovery hub for children, caregivers, and supporters of the foster care community.
Are you a child in foster care---or a caregiver, guardian, or supporter of the foster care community---who has been looking for books that are inclusive to the foster care experience?
Foster Book Club was created just for you!
If You'd Like to Support Us
Donate a Book
Buy a book listed on the Foster Book Club Donation List, and we will donate them to kids in foster care in San Diego.
Partner with Us
Partner with us if you are a CASA in San Diego or an employee of a foster care agency in San Diego and would like to receive a box of books from the Foster Book Club.
"We believe that every child deserves to see themselves in the pages of a book."
Join the Foster Book Club
Join our monthly email list and get a curated list of books that resonate with the foster care community. (Our goal is also to include author interviews!)
October Reads
Infant to Preschool (0–4)
I Prayed for You
Author: Jean Fischer
Illustrator: Frank Endersby
The heartwarming story follows a mother bear who prayed for her child's arrival, then cherished and prayed for each of her baby's firsts--from first step to first boo-boo to first day of school.
Early Elementary (5–7)
Forts
Author: Katie Venit
Illustrator: Kenard Pak
Middle Grade (8–12)
Bud, Not Buddy
Author: Christopher Paul Curtis
Young Adult (13–17)
The Book Thief
Author: Markus Zusak
We are...
a community-driven project in San Diego focused on getting empowering, inclusive books into the hands of children in foster care. We do that by offering book recommendations and conducting book collection drives.