Three Little Words
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Three Little Words

Audio CD – CD, January 1, 2008

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Price
$15.83
Publisher
Blackstone Audiobooks
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1433214295
Dimensions
5.07 x 0.74 x 5.16 inches
Weight
6.2 ounces

Description

Ashley Rhodes-Courter is a twenty-one-year-old college student who is a sought-after advocate for adoption. She has delivered speeches on Capitol Hill and given keynote addresses at conferences about adoption and foster care. She has been featured in Teen People and Glamour , has appeared on the Today Show , and has been interviewed by Diane Sawyer and Rosie O'Donnell. Rhodes-Courter was chosen as a first-team member of the USA Today All-USA College Academic Team for 2007. She is also a recipient of the 2007 BR!CK Award.

Features & Highlights

  • "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 her own voice.

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Most Helpful Reviews

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Four Stars

this book was a good listen. Very moving!
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An honest look into the bad side of foster homes from someone who's been there and survived.

Great story written by and read by the author. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys memoirs. This girl went through the foster care system and was willing to share her story.
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An Amazing Life-changing Book

This book is a must read for anyone considering adopting or fostering a child in the public child welfare system. Ashley Rhodes-Courter is an inspiration and champion for all children living in foster care. Here story is one of triumph over a severely broken system. I have purchased 50 copies for my agency and have made this mandatory reading for all foster-to-adopt parents.

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