Foster Care Odyssey: A Black Girl's Story

Foster Care Odyssey: A Black Girl's Story
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Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-13 : 1604736216
ISBN-10 : 9781604736212
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Book Synopsis Foster Care Odyssey: A Black Girl's Story by : Theresa Cameron

Download or read book Foster Care Odyssey: A Black Girl's Story written by Theresa Cameron and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2008 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abandoned by her teenage mother in 1954 to a overwhelmingly white charity organization so begins Theresa's life as a 'ward of the state' of New York. She shares the heartbreaking struggle to survive in a foster care system where children's welfare often seemed the lowest priority.


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