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The Lost Children of Wilder: The Epic Struggle to Change Foster Care
by Nina Bernstein
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ISBN13: 9780679758341 
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IIn 1973, a young ACLU attorney filed a controversial class-action lawsuit that challenged New York City’s operation of its foster-care system. The plaintiff was an abused runaway named Shirley Wilder who had suffered from the system’s inequities. Wilder, as the case came to be known, was waged for two and a half decades, becoming a battleground for the conflicts of race, religion, and politics that shape America’s child-welfare system.
The Lost Children of Wilder gives us the galvanizing history of this landmark case and the personal story at its core. Nina Bernstein takes us behind the scenes of far-reaching legal and legislative battles, but she also traces the life of Shirley Wilder and her son, Lamont, born when Shirley was only fourteen and relinquished to the very system being challenged in her name. Bernstein’s account of Shirley and Lamont’s struggles captures the heartbreaking consequences of the child welfare system’s best intentions and deepest flaws. In the tradition of There Are No Children Here, this is a major achievement of investigative journalism and a tour de force of social observation, a gripping book that will haunt every reader who cares about the needs of children.
The Lost Children of Wilder gives us the galvanizing history of this landmark case and the personal story at its core. Nina Bernstein takes us behind the scenes of far-reaching legal and legislative battles, but she also traces the life of Shirley Wilder and her son, Lamont, born when Shirley was only fourteen and relinquished to the very system being challenged in her name. Bernstein’s account of Shirley and Lamont’s struggles captures the heartbreaking consequences of the child welfare system’s best intentions and deepest flaws. In the tradition of There Are No Children Here, this is a major achievement of investigative journalism and a tour de force of social observation, a gripping book that will haunt every reader who cares about the needs of children.
Review:
“Wrenching…. A brilliant, moving chronicle.”The New York Times
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“An enthralling story from start to finish [that] reads like a true-crime novel…expert reporting.”The Baltimore Sun
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“Brilliantly researched…. Its legal analysis is rich…the drama is human.”The New York Times Book Review (front-page review)
Synopsis:
In the tradition of J. Anthony Lukas and Alex Kotlowitz, a top-notch investigative reporter presents a harrowing account of our failed child-welfare system and reveals the human cost of that failure.
The Lost Children of Wilder is the story of a long-running–and only partially successful–lawsuit that challenged the basic fairness of New York’s foster care system. It’s also the story of a family trapped in the system: Shirley Wilder, in whose name the lawsuit was filed, who entered foster care at 12; her son, Lamont, whom she gave birth to at 14; and his own son, whom he is barely able to support. This comprehensive account of their troubled lives and the impact they have had on the way welfare works is destined to be a classic.
The Lost Children of Wilder is the story of a long-running–and only partially successful–lawsuit that challenged the basic fairness of New York’s foster care system. It’s also the story of a family trapped in the system: Shirley Wilder, in whose name the lawsuit was filed, who entered foster care at 12; her son, Lamont, whom she gave birth to at 14; and his own son, whom he is barely able to support. This comprehensive account of their troubled lives and the impact they have had on the way welfare works is destined to be a classic.
Synopsis:
A top-notch investigative reporter presents a harrowing account of our failedchild welfare system and reveals the human cost of that failure in this storyof a long-running--and only partially successful--lawsuit that challenged thebasic fairness of New York's foster care system. 25,000print.
About the Author
Nina Bernstein lives in New York City.
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DulceRosa, September 21, 2006 (view all comments by DulceRosa)
Nina Bernstein takes us deep into a world that most of us are not familiar with. She extracts the sugar-coated system of child services and brings us the gruesome reality of what it was like to be a helpless young victim of a biased society. This book could not have been written any better.
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780679758341
- Subtitle:
- The Epic Struggle to Change Foster Care
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Vintage Books USA
- Location:
- New York
- Subject:
- Children's Studies
- Subject:
- Child welfare
- Subject:
- Social Services & Welfare
- Subject:
- Social Work
- Subject:
- Child Advocacy
- Subject:
- Foster children
- Subject:
- Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare
- Edition Description:
- 1st Vintage Books ed.
- Series Volume:
- 3195
- Publication Date:
- February 2002
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 496
- Dimensions:
- 803x524x107 79
