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The Family Nobody Wanted
The Family Nobody Wanted
Author: Helen Doss
They had very little money--but a great deal of love to share! — Carl and Helen Doss wanted a child. First they adopted Donny. And then, somehow, without really planning it, they adopted 11 more children. — How and why Carl and Helen put together this "one-family United Nations" out of boys and girls nobody else wanted makes a story of love, laugh...  more »
ISBN: 131755
Publication Date: 1974
Pages: 252
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Publisher: Scholastic Book Services
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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hallelujaheart avatar reviewed The Family Nobody Wanted on + 96 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I absolutely loved this book as a young girl. I read it numerous times and in fact I still have it but it is yellowed with years and shows it's age. This is truly a heartwarming story of a family full of love.
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This book was so inspiring to me! The Doss family grew by leaps and bounds until they numbered a dozen kids, a preacher & his wife. Theirs is the true international family, as many of the children were of mixed Asian cultures in a post-World War II world. They adopted children that were considered "unadoptable" by the agencies that housed them. But, Helen and her husband were willing to give them love and a secure home though they had little money or worldly goods. It was a fast read, but so enjoyable!
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