The Price of Protection: Through the Eyes of a Child

Grace Bridges

ISBN 10: 1640037209 / ISBN 13: 9781640037205

Published by Covenant Books, 2019

This book is in Very Good condition. The cover and pages have minor shelf wear. Binding is tight and pages are intact. Seller Inventory # BRV.1640037209.VG

Synopsis:

Noodle shares her and her sibling’s life on a farm with their Momma and Daddy. Momma was raised in an orphanage during the great depression. Daddy was a pilot in the army during WWII. Daddy made up his own religion, which included using no medication, no birth control, and no grace. Women and girls must wear dresses, and men are superior to women and children and many other rules and regulations. It was a life of hard work and strict discipline. Then, the school board, the courts, the child welfare department, and the police got involved. Noodle, just seven years old, takes us through the personal terror that she and her two other unvaccinated siblings experienced for three years, while the courts and Daddy tried to prove to each other who was the boss. From the farm to the Governor’s mansion, these children’s story needs to be told. And after fifty-five years, here it is the truth from the perspective of the child who overcame it.

Review:

This book is historically accurate, but more than that. The author's ability to remember such detail of the events that occurred over fifty years ago is amazing! She was my student in college and I remember her to be a bright student, eager to learn.

As the author writes of her large family and her life as a child growing up on a rural farm in the southern United States, she carries her readers away to a different time in our history. I found myself emotionally involved in her story. Remembering when she and two of her siblings were removed from their parent's custody by the Department of Human Services. It was big news all over the state and nationwide.

Ms. Bridges shares the intimate details of what she and her family endured during those years of court battles, farm life, and how terrifying it can be to be eight years old and caught up in the legal system.

I would definitely recommend reading The Price of Protection to anyone, especially if you are interested in history. 

Mr. Coogan is a College Professor of History and a Historian.

      -Harold Coogan

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Price of Protection: Through the Eyes of...
Publisher: Covenant Books
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: very_good