$7.00
List price: 23.95
You save: $16.95
HARDCOVER, USED
Ships in 1 to 3 days
| Qty | Store | Section |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Local Warehouse | Child Care and Parenting- Adoption and Foster Care |
| Hide store locations | ||
One Small Boat: The Story of a Little Girl, Lost Then Found
by Kathy Harrison
|
|
|
About This Book
ISBN13: 9781585424658 |
Only 1 left in stock at $7.00!
Synopses & Reviews
Review:
"As a follow-up to her account of providing foster care to at-risk children, 2003's Another Place at the Table, Harrison focuses on one particularly challenging child. Foster parents in Massachusetts since 1988, Harrison and her husband have three children by birth, three by adoption, and a flock of kids staying with them who need short-term care. Into this mix comes Daisy, a five-year-old with a speech impediment who slowly reveals a history of sexual abuse. The way in which Daisy folds into the busy Harrison family, and the difference in her behavior when she's around her spaced-out birth mother, demonstrate how much environment can affect a child's demeanor and development. Harrison shows such honesty about her emotions and her limitations as a foster parent that Daisy's heartbreaking story is even more searing. The memoir also offers a glimpse into the lives of foster parents, who are often depicted as indifferent or awful. Harrison and her husband, on the other hand, are good, caring people who struggle to care for a passel of emotionally bruised children — and usually succeed." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
Synopsis:
From the author of "Another Place at the Table," this story of one little girl's journey through the foster care system forms an intimate portrait of foster care in America and the children whose lives are forever shaped by it.
What Our Readers Are Saying
Add a comment for a chance to win!
Average customer rating based on 2 comments:
-
mariposamarie, September 12, 2007 (view all comments by mariposamarie)
Riveting- this book is riveting. It is the story of 1 of 500,000 foster children in the US system, a little girl whose mother just didn't want her. It is the story of a foster family, and a mother who struggles to take care of the children who everyone turns their backs on. It is inspiring without being judgmental. Kathy is admirable while remaining very human. An excellent book.
-
Neo Englander, August 31, 2006 (view all comments by Neo Englander)
Yikes I just devoured this book in 4 hours. It isn't a funny book and it isn't a fun book but it is definitely a good book. Kathy Harrison writes about her experiences as a foster parent. She gives us the good, the bad, and the ugly which is as it should be. She then shares the story of their encounter with a very special child. Harrison isn't sticky sweet, overly sentimental, or melodramatic but you will cry buckets.
She shares some very stark and ugly truths about parenting and yet nuggets of goodness and light. Although I consider myself something of a cynic--I am not so hardened that this story didn't touch me and give me some hope
View all 2 comments
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9781585424658
- Subtitle:
- The Story of a Little Girl, Lost Then Found
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Tarcher
- Subject:
- General
- Subject:
- Biography
- Subject:
- Women
- Subject:
- Foster home care
- Subject:
- Foster children
- Subject:
- Personal Memoirs
- Publication Date:
- 20060406
- Binding:
- Hardback
- Grade Level:
- General/trade
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 8.48x5.82x.87 in. .73 lbs.
