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I'm Here to Help
by
S.F. Chapman (Goodreads Author)
Seventeen-year-old Renita discovers some subtle inconsistencies in her birth certificate that put her mother, Sharon’s long held account that she was adopted into doubt. Sharon decides that it is finally time to tell Renita about both the laudable good deeds and the lamentable oversights that had led them to the current situation. Using a series of old framed photos that h...more
ebook, 128 pages
Published
October 1st 2012
by Striped Cat Press
(first published July 1st 2012)
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I'm Here To Help by SF Chapman
Renita is preparing college applications and one asks for a birth certificate and she can't figure a few things out. Why was she not born in a hospital.
The mother, Sharon takes her to the living room and with the pictures on the walls proceeds to explain the events that lead up to the day she was born.
Found this light reading although intense at different moments while reading as extreme things occurred.
Love how a picture is worth a thousand words and that all the...more
Renita is preparing college applications and one asks for a birth certificate and she can't figure a few things out. Why was she not born in a hospital.
The mother, Sharon takes her to the living room and with the pictures on the walls proceeds to explain the events that lead up to the day she was born.
Found this light reading although intense at different moments while reading as extreme things occurred.
Love how a picture is worth a thousand words and that all the...more
Renita is doing project for school and asks for birth certificate. When she finds it she has some questions about it, knowing she is adopted she wonders about her birth and ask her mum, Sharon, questions. I'm Here To Help then follows Sharon as sherecalls the events that led up to getting Renita and how their first holiday in years turned to be not as nice and relaxing as they originally planned.
When I began reading I'm Here To Help I loved how the story is told as Sharon and Renita work their w...more
When I began reading I'm Here To Help I loved how the story is told as Sharon and Renita work their w...more
Originally posted on Lovey Dovey Books
I'm Here to Help is a short story that relates the tale of a mother, Sharon, when she has to tell her adopted daughter about her past. Stumped by inconsistencies on her birth certificate, the young Renita questions her mother and learns more than she bargained for.
For a relatively short story, I'm Here to Help is very complete and doesn't leave readers hanging. There's a problem and a solution, and even growth in Sharon and Renita's relationship. The story's...more
I'm Here to Help is a short story that relates the tale of a mother, Sharon, when she has to tell her adopted daughter about her past. Stumped by inconsistencies on her birth certificate, the young Renita questions her mother and learns more than she bargained for.
For a relatively short story, I'm Here to Help is very complete and doesn't leave readers hanging. There's a problem and a solution, and even growth in Sharon and Renita's relationship. The story's...more
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How much can one document change?
Renita knows she was adopted, so why is it stated otherwise on her birth certificate?
I’m here to help is a short book which contains a lot of topics. I was surprised how many of them author could put in those pages – illegal emigration, teen pregnancy, clinical depression, death, suicide… I know some books which tried to do the same thing, but in the end, they didn’t develop any of the...more
How much can one document change?
Renita knows she was adopted, so why is it stated otherwise on her birth certificate?
I’m here to help is a short book which contains a lot of topics. I was surprised how many of them author could put in those pages – illegal emigration, teen pregnancy, clinical depression, death, suicide… I know some books which tried to do the same thing, but in the end, they didn’t develop any of the...more
The perfect vacation book -- sat down and went on an adventure in these pages. I felt like I was right there with (about to go to college) Renita as she too heard for the first time how she came to be with her family. Life can throw a few curves, and I loved how the story showed compassion and caring in difficult circumstances. Definitely will pick it up a second time and read again.
I didn't know what to expect when I started this book. It is full of heart and is a fast read that will leave you satisfied if you only have a few hours to squeeze in a novel. It's a story of a strong bond between women who meet by happenstance and their worlds change forever as a result of their friendship.
The story of a young girls adoption. Quick read. It was alright but not a very big, detailed book.
It was a very good book. I really enjoyed reading it.
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S F Chapman has done it all. He spent 4 years as a truck driver, 8 years as a scientific glass blower and 20 years as a building contractor. He’s a computer geek, handyman, music lover and relentless tinkerer.
But he is most excited about his latest endeavor. In the next five years, Chapman plans to release 12 books. His first, I’m here to help, launched on July 1, 2012. His next release is the sci...more
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But he is most excited about his latest endeavor. In the next five years, Chapman plans to release 12 books. His first, I’m here to help, launched on July 1, 2012. His next release is the sci...more
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