Plot Married couple Pete and Ellie Wagner, derided by relatives who think they will never have children, consider adoption. They join a network of foster care, led by social workers Karen and Sharon. At a fair to meet foster children, Ellie is voicing her reluctance to foster or adopt a teen when they are confronted by 15-year-old Lizzie, who impresses them.
Karen and Sharon reveal that Lizzie has two siblings, 11-year-old Juan and 6-year-old Lita, and that their mother is a drug addict and in jail; if they want to adopt Lizzie, they must take Juan and Lita too. The Wagners' meeting with Lizzie and her siblings does not result in an immediate connection, making them reconsider. At Thanksgiving dinner with Ellie's family, Pete and Ellie say they have decided not to adopt. After the family admits no one actually believed it would work out, Pete and Ellie decide to officially adopt the children
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