To the end of June: the intimate life of American foster care

Preface

Part 1. Catch

1. King Solomon's Baby

2. Eye of the Beholder

3. Timing Is Anything

4. Drugs in the system

5. Catch as Catch Can

Part 2. Hold

6. Surge Control

7. Chutes and Ladders and Chutes

8. Arrested in Development

9. Taking Agency

10. Homespun

Part 3. Release

11. Fantasy Islands

12. There's Something About Mary

13. Experiment

14. Touching the Elephant

15. Last Call

Epilogue

Note

Acknowledgments

Index

Catch : King Solomon's baby ; Eye of the beholder ; Timing is anything ; Drugs in the system ; Catch as catch can.

Hold : Surge control ; Chutes and ladders and chutes ; Arrested in development ; Taking agency ; Homespun.

Release : Fantasy islands ; There's something about Mary ; Experiment ; Touching the elephant ; Last call.