{"product_id":"fall-or-fly-wendy-welch-9780821423028","title":"Fall or Fly: The Strangely Hopeful Story of Foster Care and Adoption in Appalachia","description":"\u003cp\u003eChaos. Frustration. Compassion. Desperation. Hope. These are the five words that author Wendy Welch says best summarize the state of foster care in the coalfields of Appalachia. Her assessment is based on interviews with more than sixty social workers, parents, and children who have gone through \"the system.\" The riveting stories in \u003ci\u003eFall or Fly\u003c\/i\u003e tell what foster care is like, from the inside out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn depictions of foster care and adoption, stories tend to cluster at the dark or light ends of the spectrum, rather than telling the day-to-day successes and failures of families working to create themselves. Who raises other people's children? Why? What's money got to do with it when the love on offer feels so real? And how does the particular setting of Appalachia--itself so frequently oversimplified or stereotyped--influence the way these questions play out?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFall or Fly, \u003c\/i\u003e Welch invites people bound by a code of silence to open up and to share their experiences. Less inspiration than a call to caring awareness, this pioneering work of storytelling journalism explores how love, compassion, money, and fear intermingle in what can only be described as a marketplace for our nation's greatest asset.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wendy Welch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0821423029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780821423028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Wendy Welch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44212995031295,"sku":"9780821423028","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1180e1db-9780-44b7-a427-b52bd69693c3.jpg?v=1692111454","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fall-or-fly-wendy-welch-9780821423028","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}