All the Children Are Home - by Patry Francis

All the Children Are Home is a heartfelt and enthralling novel that follows the lives of a foster family through almost a decade of dazzling triumph and wrenching heartbreak.

The story centers around Dahlia, a woman who had a few caveats when she decided to become a foster mother: no howling newborns, no delinquents, and above all, no girls.

Eleven years after they began fostering, the Moscatellis consider their family complete, but when the social worker begs them to take a young girl who has been horrifically abused and neglected, they can't say no.

Six-year-old Agnes Juniper arrives with no knowledge of her Native American heritage or herself beyond a box of trinkets given to her by her mother and dreamlike memories of her sister.

As the years pass and outside forces threaten to tear them apart, the children must find the courage and resilience to save themselves and each other.

This moving novel is a testament to the enduring power of love in the face of devastating loss and a shattering story of how the human spirit can surmount any odds.