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Readers

100/100

Critics

53/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

David Ambroz

Publisher:

Legacy Lit

Date:

September 13, 2022

Child welfare advocate David Ambroz writes about growing up homeless in New York for eleven years and his subsequent years in foster care, offering a window into what so many kids living in poverty experience every day.

What The Reviewers Say

Samantha Randolph,
Booklist
... presents an unflinching, frank examination of the realities of being a child without a home and being surrounded by a fundamentally flawed system where neither child nor parent have enough help, or the right help, to break the cycle of poverty. Ambroz’s story is a frightening example of how easily inadequate procedures and policies traumatize lives each and every day. The heart of this first memoir is both a raw account of Ambroz’s journey to adulthood and a powerful, uncompromising call to action for significant change..

Kirkus
Moving.

Publishers Weekly
... captivating.