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To the End of June

The Intimate Life of American Foster Care
BuchKartoniert, Paperback
336 Seiten
Englisch
HarperOneerschienen am02.09.2014
A New York Times Notable Book"Casts a searing eye on the labyrinth that is the American foster care system." -- NPR's On PointWho are the children of foster care? What, as a country, do we owe them? Cris Beam, a foster mother herself, spent five years immersed in the world of foster care looking into these questions and tracing firsthand stories. The result is To the End of June, an unforgettable portrait that takes us deep inside the lives of foster children in their search for a stable, loving family.Beam shows us the intricacies of growing up in the system--the back-and-forth with agencies, the rootless shuffling between homes, the emotionally charged tug between foster and birth parents, the terrifying push out of foster care and into adulthood. Humanizing and challenging a broken system, To the End of June offers a tribute to resiliency and hope for real change."[A] powerful . . . and refreshing read." -- Chicago Tribune"A sharp critique of foster-care policies and a searching exploration of the meaning of family." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review"Heart-rending and tentatively hopeful." -- Salonmehr
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EUR19,60
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EUR18,18

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KlappentextA New York Times Notable Book"Casts a searing eye on the labyrinth that is the American foster care system." -- NPR's On PointWho are the children of foster care? What, as a country, do we owe them? Cris Beam, a foster mother herself, spent five years immersed in the world of foster care looking into these questions and tracing firsthand stories. The result is To the End of June, an unforgettable portrait that takes us deep inside the lives of foster children in their search for a stable, loving family.Beam shows us the intricacies of growing up in the system--the back-and-forth with agencies, the rootless shuffling between homes, the emotionally charged tug between foster and birth parents, the terrifying push out of foster care and into adulthood. Humanizing and challenging a broken system, To the End of June offers a tribute to resiliency and hope for real change."[A] powerful . . . and refreshing read." -- Chicago Tribune"A sharp critique of foster-care policies and a searching exploration of the meaning of family." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review"Heart-rending and tentatively hopeful." -- Salon
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-0-544-10344-3
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Verlag
Erscheinungsjahr2014
Erscheinungsdatum02.09.2014
Seiten336 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 133 mm, Höhe 203 mm, Dicke 20 mm
Gewicht424 g
Artikel-Nr.30956532
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Autor

Cris Beam is the author of several award-winning books, including To The End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care, and Transparent: Love, Family and Living the T with Transgender Teenagers. Her journalism has been featured in several national magazines and on public radio. Beam teaches creative writing at Columbia, NYU, and Bayview Women's Correctional Facility and lives in New York City.