Lost and Found: Find Success in the Search for Self (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781736493007)

Abuse, incarceration, addiction, neglect, drug abuse. Every year, for these reasons and numerous others, hundreds of thousands of children enter the American foster care system. Surrendered by their birth families to the care of a vast and sometimes ill-equipped state system, these children embark on a journey that is often fraught with heartbreak, struggle, and dangers of its own--and that may or may not ever lead them home.

In 1997, Jacari Harris became one of these children. Fate landed him in the home of a loving and supportive foster mother who ultimately adopted him. Even so, it would take many more years for Jacari to understand that he was more than a statistic. Battling feelings of insignificance and abandonment that commonly plague adopted children--and the behavioral challenges these feelings often cause--Jacari could have let his affliction determine his destiny. Instead, through hard work, determination, and a growing relationship with God, he found his identity and began realizing his dreams.

Lost & Found shows how it's possible to overcome a rough beginning in life and endure a tough journey to find success and become an inspiration to others.