When Friendship Followed Me Home by Paul Griffin

Oh this book is so dear.  A  must for any young person's library.  It's about a foster kid who finally get's adopted with a great mom.  A dog also is adopted and that dog means everything to him.  And then he has a new friend who is being treated for cancer.  A great librarian is in this story also.  Then, Ben's mom dies and he moves in with her sister (aunt) and her boyfriend (jerk).

You will need a tissue for this story.  So worth reading.  It stays with you long after you turn the last page.  Audiobook also good.