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Myjohnhenry
| Monday, February 24, 2003 - 12:33 am
After some of the comments and questions about Finding Fish I spent some time doing some searching this weekend and am going to post links to some of the good articles, a radio interview, a webcast interview/speech, book suggestions and some discussion group questions that I found. I am currently reading the book and will make comments in the various chapter places this week.
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Myjohnhenry
| Monday, February 24, 2003 - 12:37 am
Articles by teens who are or have been in foster care: She's Not in it for the Money Social Workers Little Man's Burden Saved By the System
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Myjohnhenry
| Monday, February 24, 2003 - 12:50 am
Books/Articles The Heart Knows Something Different 100 Prize WInning Essays by Teens in Foster Care Teens Review of the movie "Finding Fish"
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Myjohnhenry
| Monday, February 24, 2003 - 12:55 am
Foster Care topic on radio show...including Antwone Fish interview Antwone Fisher at Cleveland City Club...Webcast
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Myjohnhenry
| Monday, February 24, 2003 - 1:06 am
List of Books of Possible Interest The Lost Children of Wilder : The Epic Struggle to Change Foster Care Orphan Trains The Things I Want Most Lost in the System First person, actual experiences and Orphans of the Living: Stories of America's Children in Foster Care The Heart Knows Something Different : Teenage Voices from the Foster Care System Wasted : The Plight of America's Unwanted Children Nobody's Children: Abuse and Neglect, Foster Drift, and the Adoption Alternative Turning Stones: My Days and Nights With Children at Risk A Child Called 'It': One Child's Courage to Survive The Lost Boy : A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness I have previously mentioned the book "Lost in the System". I have all 3 books by Dave Pelzer, but haven't finished the 2nd or read the 3rd yet. Friends tell me the 3rd is the best. I have heard mixed reactions from Foster/adoptive Parents about Orphans of the Living.
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Seamonkey
| Monday, February 24, 2003 - 11:53 am
MJH!!! Thank you so much!! I'm coming back a bit later to check some of this info out. Other than the first two Pelzer books, I don't think I've read a single one of these books, so I can see some aquisitions in my future. The teen reviews of the movie (and how the book differs) are good.. that's the hardest part, when foster kids are suddenly "out of the system".. (ok, I lied.. had to check out some of the links now) I come from a group that overlaps this group and shares many many issues, the abandonnment issues and anger issues are HUGE. Anyway, thanks..
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Myjohnhenry
| Monday, February 24, 2003 - 8:08 pm
Today I found out about a series being done in the Tallahassee Democrat. I am only going to give the link to hte page about the series and if you scroll down to the bottom you can click on the links to the parts already done...there are 2 more articles to come in the following weeks. At the end of each article are other links as well. Lost In Plain Sight: The Legacy of Foster Care
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Twiggyish
| Tuesday, February 25, 2003 - 9:28 pm
These are excellent!!
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Myjohnhenry
| Tuesday, March 04, 2003 - 10:46 pm
Just a reminder that there was another part of the Lost in Plain Sight Series on Sunday...another good one. Also...I watched Antwone Fisher on Montel Williams today. It was a follow up visit and some of it was clips of when he was on before he made the movie. It was a great interview and I wish I would have seen the first one too.
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Myjohnhenry
| Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 12:09 am
Success Story Article Couple helps foster teens turn their lives around WV article on The Voices of Foster Care Children More Precious Than Gold May is Foster Care Month Foster Care Month How we all can be involved Foster Care Opinion Article Communities May Hold the Answer Reminder to Read all of the installments (last one was last Sunday) Lost in Plain Sight: The Legacy of Foster Care
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