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Mama Bear to America's Marginalized|Julie Reed McKissick

Mama Bear to America's Marginalized : My Journey Through Adoption and Foster Care

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This memoir of an LA special education teacher, foster mother, and adopted daughter weaves together the complex themes that make up the tapestry of foster youth in America today. First-had accounts of the intersection between the juvenile probation system, public education, and the personal dynamics of displacement, rejection, and family dysfunction offer both a compassionate and critical treatment of the current state of affairs. Professional without being clinical, personal without turning sentimental, McKissick takes us on a disturbing journey which catalyzes both an impulse for heightened advocacy and a hope for a better future.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781734917628
  • ISBN-10: 1734917628
  • Publisher: Wind in the Reeds Publishing
  • Publish Date: February 2021
  • Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.61 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.87 pounds
  • Page Count: 268

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