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[2000], c1999., Plume Call No: 921 PELZER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The final entry in a trilogy of memoirs in which Dave Pelzer, brutally abused as a child, discusses the struggles he faced as an adult, and his determination to have a meaningful life.
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2009, c2008., Simon Pulse Call No: 921 RHODES COURTE R Edition: 1st Simon Pulse ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Ashley recounts the painful memories of being taken away from her mother, being juggled between caseworkers, shuffled from school to school, and forced to endure humiliating treatment from a very abusive foster family.
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[2015], Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: B RHO Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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2015., Atheneum Call No: B Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Three words Volume: 2Summary Note: Taken from her mom at age three, Ashley spent most of her childhood living in fourteen different foster homes - some nice, some not, and one that was very abusive. Her indomitable will to survive carried her through her toughest days. Ashley was finally adopted at the age of twelve and went on to become a success story - poised, hardworking, well-adjusted, and an unstoppable advocate for foster children. But what does it really mean to come out on the other side of the foster care system?.
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2023., Adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: B Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Zion Clark has always had big dreams for himself despite the many hardships he faced growing up as a Black disabled child in the foster care system of Ohio. His childhood years were marked by instability as he moved from home to home, experiencing abuse and neglect. And yet his determination and grit pushed him to become an elite wrestler and wheelchair racer. His constant reinvention led him to activism, speaking out about the failings of the foster care system. The list of Zion's accomplishments and accolades is lengthy, but he's not even close to slowing down. As he says,'"Work with what you got! If I can do it, so can you'"--Jacket flap.
