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Hope's boy a memoir

Relates the author's harrowing family circumstances that led to his placement in the equally daunting foster-care system, and describes how he beat the odds through high academic achievement.

Main Author: Bridge, Andrew.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Hyperion, 2008.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Bridge, Andrew.
Foster children > California > Biography.
Foster home care > California.
Foster parents > California.
Memoirs.
Summary: Relates the author's harrowing family circumstances that led to his placement in the equally daunting foster-care system, and describes how he beat the odds through high academic achievement.
Physical Description: 306 p. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 9781401303228
1401303226
Author Notes: Andrew Bridge earned a scholarship to Wesleyan, and went on to Harvard Law School and was a Fulbright Scholar. He has dedicated his life to giving a voice to the thousands of children tragically reliving his youth by defending the rights of children nationwide. Today, Andrew lives in New York City.

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