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HOPE'S BOY (Hardcover) by Andrew Bridge (Goodreads author!) avg rating 4.17 — 356 ratings — published 2008 5 editions |
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Hope's Boy (Biographies & Memoirs)
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updated 03/28/2008 07:31AM
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The story of my young mother's struggle with mental illness, my refusal to give up on her while living with her, then without her in foster care
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Elana's
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"Heartbreaking, beautiful, and honest. The story of a young man who grew-up in tragedy, then returned to help the children he left behind. You'll never forget this book. " | |
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Krista's
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"Gripping non-fiction book about a boy with a highly disfunctional mother who ends up in the foster care system. He succeeds despite the odds to become a Harvard Grad and Fulbright scholar - inspirational. " | |
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Jessie's
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"The foster care/social system in LA county (at least it was 20 years ago) sounds like a piece of shit operation. I don't understand how Andrew Bridge is who he is today, but I was rooting for him all the way through the book. " | |
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Rebecca's
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"Simply written, but a touching memoir. The author spent ten years in the Los Angeles county foster system, and this memoir chronicles his experience. Very clean--totally appropriate for the kids. I'm probably going to use it with my ADVZ next year. " | |
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Andrew Bridge wrote Hope's Boy: Chapter One Excerpt.
"My earliest memory of my mother was her absence.
The white clapboard house stood quiet. The sun h" ...more | |
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