Three Little Words: A Memoir - Hardcover
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Ashley Rhodes-CourterAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2008-01-08Pages:320
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Atheneum Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781416948063ISBN-10:1416948066UPC:9781416948063Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, FamilyBook Topic:Social Activists, Orphans & Foster HomesAward:Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers Nominee - Young Adult Award|Volunteer State Book Awards Nominee - Young Adult Award|2010 Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee - Ages 12 & Up Award|Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award Nominee - Grades 9-12 Award|Florida Teens Read Nominee - Grades 9-12 AwardSize:8.62 x 6.54 x 1.15 inchesWeight:0.87Product ID:SCFCAA9PYG
An inspiring true story of the tumultuous nine years the author spent in the foster care system, and how she triumphed over painful memories and real-life horrors to ultimately find her own voice. "Sunshine, you're my baby and I'm your only mother. You must mind the one taking care of you, but she's not your mama." Ashley Rhodes-Courter spent nine years of her life in fourteen different foster homes, living by those words. As her mother spirals out of control, Ashley is left clinging to an unpredictable, dissolving relationship, all the while getting pulled deeper and deeper into the foster care system. Painful memories of being taken away from her home quickly become consumed by real-life horrors, where Ashley is juggled between caseworkers, shuffled from school to school, and forced to endure manipulative, humiliating treatment from a very abusive foster family. In this inspiring, unforgettable memoir, Ashley finds the courage to succeed--and in doing so, discovers the power of speaking out.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Atheneum Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781416948063ISBN-10:1416948066UPC:9781416948063Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, FamilyBook Topic:Social Activists, Orphans & Foster HomesAward:Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers Nominee - Young Adult Award|Volunteer State Book Awards Nominee - Young Adult Award|2010 Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee - Ages 12 & Up Award|Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award Nominee - Grades 9-12 Award|Florida Teens Read Nominee - Grades 9-12 AwardSize:8.62 x 6.54 x 1.15 inchesWeight:0.87Product ID:SCFCAA9PYG
Rhodes-Courter, Ashley: - Ashley Rhodes-Courter has been featured in Teen People, The New York Times, USA TODAY, and Glamour, as well as on Good Morning America. Her first memoir, Three Little Words, began as an essay, which won a writing contest for high school students, and was published in The New York Times Magazine. She is also the author of Three More Words. A graduate of Eckerd College and a champion for the reformation of the foster care system, Ashley speaks internationally on foster care and adoption. Visit her at Rhodes-Courter.com.
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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🏆 Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers Nominee - Young Adult Award|Volunteer State Book Awards Nominee - Young Adult Award|2010 Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee - Ages 12 & Up Award|Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award Nominee - Grades 9-12 Award|Florida Teens Read Nominee - Grades 9-12 Award
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