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Series ISBN: 978-1-4222-3027-5 ISBN: 978-1-4222-3042-8 ebook ISBN: 978-1-4222-8827-6

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Libal, Joyce. [Somebody hear me crying] Protective services / Joyce Libal.

pages cm. — (Living with a special need) Originally published in 2004 as: Somebody hear me crying : youth in protective serv- ices. Includes index. ISBN 978-1-4222-3042-8 (hardback) — ISBN 978-1-4222-3027-5 (series) — ISBN 978-1-4222-8827-6 (ebook) 1. Child welfare—United States—Juvenile literature. 2. Abused children—Services for—United States—Juvenile literature. 3. Abused children— Psychology—Juvenile literature. 4. Child abuse—United States—Prevention—Juvenile literature. 5. Children—Legal status, laws, etc.—United States—Juvenile literature. I. Title.

HV741.L498 2015 362.76'72—dc23

2014010647

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