Foster Girl A Memoir
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Foster Girl
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Author : Georgette Todd
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Release Date : 2013-05-09
Foster Girl written by Georgette Todd and has been published by Createspace Independent Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Foster Girl opens with a bullet to the head along with a family history of abandonment, alcholoism, drug use, abuse, incarcerations and a tragic death– all of which forces Georgette and her baby sister into the foreign world of foster care. From there, Georgette has no choice but to raise herslef and her sister through a series of institutional residencies and unloving foster homes. Complete with transcribed court documents, letters, photos and narration by a spirited yet desperate teenager, Foster Girl recreates a wildly unpredictable coming-of-age story of one girl's struggle to survive long enough for life after foster care. Those already familiar of the child welfare system or interested in knowing more, and fans of "Girl, Interrupted," "Push, a Novel (Precious)," and Ashley Rhodes-Courter "Three Little Words," will also appreciate reading this unforgettable debut memoir. Foster Girl was edited by Alan Rinzler, the man behind Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye" and Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear & Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72."
In The Care Of Strangers
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Author : D. Alexander Holiday
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2010-04-28
In The Care Of Strangers written by D. Alexander Holiday and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-28 with Family & Relationships categories.
In three previous books, through a selection of prose poems, the author shared bits and pieces of a life, one comprised of complete abandonment by a mother and the disconnected roles played by extended family members, a life that eventually led to being placed in foster care. Now, for the first time, with In the Care of Strangers, he tells the entire story of what such a life was actually like. In this five-part memoir, dependent on the seven deadly sins, the author tries to reconstruct a painful journey of coming of age under the literal care of strangers and the individuals that made up the foster homes and hospitals that would help to shape a young man’s life, certainly a difficult life, riddled with abuse from the start (Malice) and ending with greed and envy in a fourth and final home. He finds and develops pride in himself while recuperating from a paralysis. How this young man attempts to survive the experiences of foster care while also having to contend with a disability, and still managing to try to simply achieve graduation from high school, with a goal toward college, is a testament to a human spirit beyond measure. This riveting story, told through an innocent, almost childlike voice of a boy shocked into care, then as an older man who has come to terms with his situation (The Unclaimed), and finally through the poetry, should be taken as an inspiration for many.
The Saddest Girl In The World
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Author : Cathy Glass
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2009-03-20
The Saddest Girl In The World written by Cathy Glass and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of Damaged tells the true story of Donna, who came into foster care aged ten, having been abused, victimised and rejected by her family.
Will You Love Me The Story Of My Adopted Daughter Lucy
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Author : Cathy Glass
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2013-09-12
Will You Love Me The Story Of My Adopted Daughter Lucy written by Cathy Glass and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This eleventh memoir and latest title from the internationally bestselling author and foster carer Cathy Glass can either be read as a full eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts. Will You Love Me tells the true story of Cathy’s adopted daughter Lucy.
Someone Has Led This Child To Believe
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Author : Regina Louise
language : en
Publisher: Agate Publishing
Release Date : 2018-07-10
Someone Has Led This Child To Believe written by Regina Louise and has been published by Agate Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
An unforgettable memoir about one woman’s story of overcoming neglect in the U.S. foster-care system and finding her place in the world. Drawing on her experience as one of society’s abandoned children, Regina Louise tells how she emerged from the cruel, unjust system, not only to survive, but to flourish . . . After years of jumping from one fleeting, often abusive home to the next, Louise meets a counselor named Jeanne Kerr. For the first time in her young life, Louise knows what it means to be seen, wanted, understood, and loved. After Kerr tries unsuccessfully to adopt Louise, the two are ripped apart—seemingly forever—and Louise continues her passage through the cold cinder-block landscape of a broken system, enduring solitary confinement, overmedication, and the actions of adults who seem hell-bent on convincing her that she deserves nothing, that she is nothing. But instead of losing her will to thrive, Louise remains determined to achieve her dream of a higher education. After she ages out of the system, Louise is thrown into adulthood and, haunted by her trauma, struggles to finish school, build a career, and develop relationships. As she puts it, it felt impossible “to understand how to be in the world.” Eventually, Louise learns how to confront her past and reflect on her traumas. She starts writing, quite literally, a new future for herself, a new way to be. Louise weaves together raw, sometimes fragmented memories, excerpts from real documents from her case file, and elegant reflections to tell the story of her painful upbringing and what came after. The result is a rich, engrossing account of one abandoned girl’s efforts to find her place in the world, people to love, and people to love her back. Praise for Someone Has Led This Child to Believe “Regina Louise’s childhood ordeal and quest to find true family are enthralling and ultimately triumphant. I cheered her every step of the way.” —Julia Scheeres, New York Times–bestselling author of Jesus Land “Revealing and much needed.” —Booklist “Her story had a distinctly raw edge to it, as she chronicled . . . how she was deemed mentally disturbed and incorrigible for wanting what so many children from intact families took for granted, and how she triumphed over unbelievable odds.” —Kirkus Reviews “There’s pain and beauty in Louise’s vulnerability and her willingness to evict personal experience from the singular realm of self and take it into the world.” —Foreword Reviews
Some Hurts Are Beyond Tears
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Author : Glennette Nelson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-11-14
Some Hurts Are Beyond Tears written by Glennette Nelson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-14 with categories.
This book chronicles the life of a young girl as she is thrust from the only home she knows. Molested by her step-father, abandoned by her mother she is thrust into the foster care system where she must find her way. Some Hurts Are Beyond Tears is an in depth look as this young girls struggles to overcome abuse, hold on to her sanity and to find out where she fits and what she has to offer the world.
One Small Boat
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Author : Kathy Harrison
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2006-04-06
One Small Boat written by Kathy Harrison and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This story of one little girl's journey through our foster-care system forms an intimate portrait of foster care in America and the children whose lives are forever shaped by it. Augusten Burroughs called Kathy Harrison's memoir Another Place at the Table a "riveting and profoundly moving story of a hero, disguised as an everyday woman." In One Small Boat, Harrison tells the story of one little girl who arrived on her doorstep, and describes how caring for this child was an experience that challenged everything she thought she knew about foster-care parenting and the needs of the children she shelters. Daisy was five when she arrived in Harrison's bustling home. Mother of three children by birth and three by adoption, and with a handful of foster kids always coming and going, Harrison had ten children under her roof at any given time. But Daisy was in many ways unique. Daisy's birth mother wasn't poor, uneducated, or drug addicted. She simply couldn't bring herself to take care of her little girl, and the effects on the child were heartrending. Daisy was unwilling to eat—even frightened of it—and seemed to have a severe speech impediment. After two weeks in Kathy's loving home, however, Daisy began to thrive. What had happened to her? And how can a foster-care parent give back all that has been taken from a child like Daisy—knowing that she might leave one day very soon? Harrison had seen many children pass through her doors, but this one touched her in a way she didn't immediately understand. One Small Boat will be of deep interest to anyone who has nurtured and cared for a child or anyone interested in the intricate web that is our social welfare system.
The Girl Who Wanted To Belong Part 2 Of 3
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Author : Angela Hart
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2018-08-16
The Girl Who Wanted To Belong Part 2 Of 3 written by Angela Hart and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-16 with Family & Relationships categories.
The Girl Who Wanted to Belong can either be read as a full-length eBook or in three serialized eBook-only parts. This is part two of three. Author Angela Hart is an experienced foster carer; The Girl Who Wanted to Belong is the moving story of her experience fostering one little girl with a heavy burden to carry. Lucy is eight years old and ends up in foster care after being abandoned by her mum and kicked out by her new stepmother. Two aunties and then her elderly grandmother take her in but it seems nobody can cope with Lucy’s disruptive behaviour. Social Services hope a stay with experienced foster carer Angela will help Lucy settle down. She misses her dad and three siblings and is desperate for a fresh start back home, but will Lucy ever be able to live in harmony with her stepmother and her stepsister – a girl who was once her best friend at school? The Girl Who Wanted to Belong is the fifth book from well loved foster carer and Sunday Times bestselling author Angela Hart. Another true story from the experienced and bestselling foster carer – sharing the tale of one of the many children she has fostered over the years. A story of the difference that quiet care, a watchful eye and sympathetic ear can make to those children whose upbringing has been less fortunate than others.
Another Forgotten Child
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Author : Cathy Glass
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2012-09-13
Another Forgotten Child written by Cathy Glass and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-13 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A new memoir from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass, now with an exclusive preview of Cathy’s inspiring new title, Please Don’t Take My Baby, coming out on April 25th.
Will You Love Me Free Sampler The Story Of My Adopted Daughter Lucy
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Author : Cathy Glass
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2016-07-14
Will You Love Me Free Sampler The Story Of My Adopted Daughter Lucy written by Cathy Glass and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Discover the incredible memoirs of internationally bestselling author Cathy Glass with this free extended eBook sample of Will You Love Me?, the true story of Cathy’s adopted daughter Lucy.