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Foster Girl, a Memoir

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ISBN-10: 0615710808

ISBN-13: 9780615710808

Edition: 1st

Authors: Georgette Todd

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Foster Girl opens with a bullet to the head along with a family history of abandonment, alcoholism, drug use, abuse, incarcerations and a tragic death, all of which forces Georgette and her baby sister Jean-Marie into the foreign world of foster care. From there, Georgette has no choice but to raise herself and her sister through a series of institutional residencies and unloving foster homes. Complete with transcribed court documents, letters, photos and narration by a spirited yet desperate teenager, Foster Girl recreates a wildly unpredictable coming-of-age story of one girl's struggle to survive long enough for life after foster care. Those already familiar of the child welfare system…    
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Book details

Edition: 1st
Publisher: Alala Books
Publication date: 5/9/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 306
Size: 5.91" wide x 9.06" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English

Georgette Todd has a BA in English and Journalism, attended law school and has a MFA in English, Non-Fiction Creative Writing from Mills College. Her writing has been featured on National Public Radio, in San Francisco Chronicle, San Diego Union-Tribune, Sacramento News & Review and other publications. In 2011, Georgette was honored for her work in co-creating the first full-time youth advocacy program in America, a pioneering achievement in child welfare history. At present, Georgette is completing one of the two "Foster Girl" sequels, "Interviewing My Last Mother."