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Another Place at the Table

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ISBN-10: 1585422827

ISBN-13: 9781585422821

Edition: 2004 (Reprint)

Authors: Kathy Harrison

List price: $14.95
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The startling and ultimately uplifting narrative of one woman's thirteen-year experience as a foster parent. For more than a decade, Kathy Harrison has sheltered a shifting cast of troubled youngsters-the offspring of prostitutes and addicts; the sons and daughters of abusers; and teenage parents who aren't equipped for parenthood. All this, in addition to raising her three biological sons and two adopted daughters. What would motivate someone to give herself over to constant, largely uncompensated chaos? For Harrison, the answer is easy. Another Place at the Tableis the story of life at our social services' front lines, centered on three children who, when they come together in…    
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Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/24/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.40" wide x 8.17" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Kathy Harrison is the author of Another Place at the Table and One Small Boat, books that chronicle her experiences as a foster parent. She is a national spokesperson, touring and giving lectures, for both foster parenting and family preparedness. She has appeared on The Today Show, on Oprah, and in NPR interviews. She lives with her family in western Massachusetts.