A Ward of the State
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Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1413714471
ISBN13:9781413714470
Release Date:January 2003
Publisher:Publish America
Length:120 Pages
Weight:0.37 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.0" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
so proud of my brother
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I am the Barbara in the book and I couldn't be prouder to have such a great brother, he is the best. Ron came into our family and we have never regretted it ever. Just want to say I am proud of you and we all love you. The book or should I say books are great keep up the great work.
Childhome.org
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
Ron, I read your book over the Christmas break and wanted you to know how much I enjoyed reading it. I thought it was extremely well written and very revealing as to the foster care program. I am deeply sorry that you and your brother were the victims of a poorly run system. Looking forward to meeting you and having you up to the Children's Home in March. Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to be with us.
Brave Survivor
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
As a member of the Board of the Illinois Soldiers and Sailor's Children's School Historic Preservation Society, I would like to thank Ron for sharing his story. As a society, we must take a look at the present system of foster care for children. Through stories like Ron's we will be able to understand what these children really encounter and find better ways to help them. My hope is that every teacher, clergy person, psychologist and caregiver of children read this book. It is written in a way that you truly feel you are there experiencing the pain, lonely times, sadness and suffered as you have. It is my hope that they will benefit from your story and be able to release their own stories and although never forget, come to peace with their lives and gain success, self-confidence and the will to move forward with their lives. A Ward of the State could serve as a door for so many to open. Although it must have painful for you to reach inside and share your story, I feel certain many others will survive because of your unselfish bravery in sharing your story. I look forward the sequel and congratulate you Ron on this wonderful work.
A moving story of a boy's survival in the foster care system
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
Ron tells of his experiences as a young boy with two sets of abusive foster parents in a way that makes the reader feel he was there. The treatment he received becomes real; the sadness he conveys is pervasive. But it's a sad story with a heartwarming ending. Anyone with interest in children should read it. Any child or adult child of the foster home system must read it.
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