Aging Out Institute has collected links to books and movies about youth in foster care and aging out of foster care below. We will add more books and movies to it over time, so keep checking back.
999489 From Foster Care to Texas Death Row
by Gerald Edward Marshall
A Chance in the World: An Orphan Boy, a Mysterious Past, and How He Found a Place Called Home
by Steve Pemberton
A Forever Family: Fostering Change One Child at a Time
by Rob Scheer
A Foster Care Manifesto
by Waln Brown
A Foster Kid’s Road to Success
by Robert P. K. Mooney
A New Day One: Trauma, Grace, and a Young Man’s Journey from Foster Care to Yale
by Rodney J. Walker
A Place Called Home: A Memoir
by David Ambroz
A Suitcase and a Dream: My True Story from Foster to Prosper
By Brittney Sherell
Achieving Permanence for Older Children and Youth in Foster Care
by Benjamin Kerman, Ph.D., Madelyn Freundlich, M.S.W., and Anthony Maluccio
Adopting Tiger
by Natalie Chavis Fisher
Aging Out
by L. Lee Shaw
Aging Out
(Movie)
Aging-Out of Foster Care: Examining Outcomes through Social Learning and Narratives
by IARS Publications – Youth Voice Journal
Another Place at the Table
by Kathy Harrison
Beating the Odds in and After Foster and Residential Care
by Dr. Waln Brown
Being Too Fierce
by Lisa P. Cohen
Best Interests of the Child?: A Brief History of Foster Care in America
by Dr. Waln Brown and Dr. John Seita
Beyond the Foster Care System: The Future for Teens
by Betsy Krebs
Broken Child Mended Man
by Adam Starks, Ph.D.
Child Welfare: Profiles of Current and Former Older Foster Youth Based on the National Youth in Transition Database
by Congressional Research Service
Children and Youth Transitions from Foster Care
by Joseph A. Ferrari
Cinder Girl: My Journey out of the Ashes to a Life of Hope
by Christina Meredith
Coming of Age: Employment Outcomes for Youth Who Age Out of Foster Care through Their Middle Twenties
by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Conversations with Bobby: From Foster Child to Corporate Executive
by Bob Danzig
Emancipating from the Care of Strangers: The Experiences, Insights and Recommendations of Ten Former Foster Kids
by Dr. Waln Brown and Dr. John Seita
Employment Outcomes for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care: Final Report
by Anonymous
Faith & Foster Care: How We Impact God’s Kingdom
by Dr. John DeGarmo
Faultless: The American Orphan
(Movie)
Finding a Family
(Movie)
Finding Our Place: 100 Memorable Adoptees, Fostered Persons, and Orphanage Alumni
by Nikki McCaslin
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“FOSTER” SERIES:
Foster Intellect: Aging Out Series, Book 1
by Angelica Kate
Foster Hope: Aging Out Series, Book 2
by Angelica Kate
Foster Passion, Book 3
by Angelica Kate
Foster Healing, Book 4
by Angelica Kate
Foster Spirit, Book 5
by Angelica Kate
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Foster: Aging In and Out of the System of Care
by James N. Davis, III
Foster Care Odyssey: A Black Girl’s Story
by Theresa Cameron
Foster Girl: A Memoir
by Georgette Todd
Foster Care…Smoother Transitions
by Lisa M. Hanaway
FosterClub Transition Toolkit
by FosterClub
Fostered: One Woman’s Powerful Story of Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care
by Tori Hope Petersen
From Care to Somewhere: An Inspirational Life Story
by Gina Larrisey
From Foster Care to College: A Guide for Teens
by Autumn Spanne, Laura Longhine, and Keith Hefner
From Foster Care to College: Young Adults’ Perceptions of Factors that Impacted Their Academic Achievement
by Dr. Steve J. Rios
From Foster to Fabulous: An Imperative Movement
by Capri C. Cruz
From Foster to Fabulous: One Little Girl’s Journey Through Abuse, Foster Care, Aging Out, and Life Beyond
by Helen Ramaglia
From Foster Care to Millionaire: A Young Entrepreneur’s Story of Tragedy and Triumph
by Cody McLain
From Place to Place
(Movie)
From the Foster House to the White House
Terrance K. Williams
Garbage Bag Suitcase: A Memoir
by Shenandoah Chefalo
Growing Up Forsaken: From Vagrant to Ph.D.
by Dr. Anesha A. Fuller
Growing Up in the Care of Strangers: The Experiences, Insights and Recommendations of Eleven Former Foster Kids
by Waln K. Brown and John R. Seita
Growing Up Milwaukee
HBO Documentary
Housing for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care: A Review of the Literature and Program Typology
by Amy Dworsky
How Does Foster Care Work? International Evidence on Outcomes
by Elizabeth Fernandez and Richard Barth (Editors)
I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness to The Blind Side and Beyond
by Michael Oher
I Will Never Give Up: Inspiring Memoir of Redemption – from Foster Care to Fatherhood, Victim of Brutal Trauma to Victor in Life
by Derek Clark
I’m Good: My Struggle, My Fights, My Breakthrough
by Sophia Williams
Improving Transition into Adulthood for Youth Served by the Foster Care System: A Report on the Strengths and Needs of Existing Aftercare Services
by Robin Nixon and Maria Garin Jones
Independent Living Program Strategies for the 21st Century: Developing a Comprehensive Independent Living Program Plan
by William Griffin and Nancy Carter
“Jimmy” from Foster Homes and Addiction to Recovery
by Jimmy Peckenschneider
Labeled: Ward of the State
by Kenisha Anthony
LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care: Empowering Approaches for an Inclusive System of Care
by Adam McCormick
Life after Care: From Lost Cause to MBE
by Mark Edwards
Life after Foster Care: Improving Outcomes for Former Foster Youth
by Loring Paul Jones
Like Family: Growing Up in Other People’s Houses: A Memoir
by Paula McLain
Lost FOUNDation: From Foster Care to God’s Heir
by Nina Fitzhugh-Wells
Macro Perspectives on Youths Aging Out of Foster Care
by Mary E. Collins
My Journey in the Shadow of “The King”
by Danny Vann
My So-Called Emancipation: From Foster Care to Homelessness for California Youth
by Human Rights Watch
No Tomorrow
(Movie)
Not Me, Not Mine: Adult Survivors of Foster Care
(Movie)
On the Road Less Traveled: An Unlikely Journey from the Orphanage to the Boardroom
by Ed Hajim
On Their Own: What Happens to Kids When They Age Out of the Foster Care System
by Martha Shirk & Gary Stangler
Out of the Shadow: I Can and I Will
by Darol Rodrock
Pieces of Me: My Journey from an Abusive Childhood to a Life of Hope and Healing
by Rose Marie Abrams
Postcards from the Soul
by Foster Care Alumni of America
Redefining Normal
by Justin and Alexis Black
Resilient by Nature: Foster Care Youths Emancipating from the Foster Care System: Book 1
by Marilyn Kay Thomas, Ph.D.
Rising and Other Stories
by Gale Massey
Running from the Mirror: A Memoir
by Howard Shulman
Short Term 12
(Movie)
Tell Me Where Home Is: The Journey from Trauma to Triumph
by Carl M. Price
The Black Foster Youth Handbook
by Ángela Quijada-Banks
The Foster Advocate: One Man’s Journey into the World of Foster Alumni
by P. Eugene Escobar
The Foster Parenting Toolbox: A Practical, Hands-on Approach to Parenting Children in Foster Care
by Kim Phagan-Hansel
The Heart Knows Something Different: Teenage Voices from the Foster Care System
by Youth Communication
The Rabbit Hutch
by Tess Gunty
To the End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care
by Cris Beam
Transitions from Care to Independence: Supporting Young People Leaving State Care to Fulfill Their Potential (1st Edition)
by Jennifer Driscoll
Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class
by Rob Henderson
Walk to Beautiful: The Power of Love and a Homeless Kid Who Found the Way
by Jimmy Wayne
What I Carry
by Jennifer Longo
What Works in Foster Care? Key Components of Success from the Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study (1st Edition)
by Peter J. Pecora, et al.
Which Fork Do I Use? And Other Etiquette Rules I Learned after Aging Out of Foster Care
by Georgette Todd
Why Me?: My Fight for Life
by David M. Armstrong
Young People Transitioning from Out-of-Home Care: International Research, Policy and Practice (1st edition)
edited by Philip Mendes & Pamela Snow
Youth Leaving Foster Care: A Developmental, Relationship-Based Approach to Practice (1st Edition)
by Wendy B. Smith
Youth Transitioning from Foster Care: Background and Federal Programs (CSR Reports)
by Congressional Research Service