The Miseducation of the Foster Kid: 1 (The Miseducation and Education of the Foster Kid) - Softcover

Ziegenfuss-McBee, T. R.

 
9798293668014: The Miseducation of the Foster Kid: 1 (The Miseducation and Education of the Foster Kid)

Synopsis

Join the journey of a kid enduring childhood trauma while, simultaneously, attempting to define her place in the world. Her account of the events that take place during her childhood, all the way up to her coming of age, are in first person. Immerse yourself in her journey through childhood as she experiences the Southern California foster care experience from birth to age 18 and beyond. This is one account in a two-part series of what it is like to be a foster kid and function in a society where all the odds are against her. Her desire for connection, knowledge and survival become her driving force to carry on and find answers to long-lingering questions about her background, and to ultimately grow up to become a young, educated woman. For this foster kid, higher education was the way out. And so, the journey begins...

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