{"product_id":"modern-day-orphan-steven-paris-9798371612250","title":"Modern Day Orphan: How A Boy Lost His Way","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Beginning To The End Of My Childhood: June 1986\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the car approached the long, steep driveway, I was suddenly overcome by panic. I had never had much of a normal family life before. But now as the new foster home approached larger than life through the windshield, I realized for the first time that I was an orphan. Maybe not in the traditional sense of the word, but being given up by my father to live with some family was all I needed to be convinced that I was not wanted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife hadn't been very easy for me in the past few years. I had already experienced homelessness, being stuck in the middle of a divorce, and taking care of myself for days at a time. Now, as I was approaching eleven years old, I was headed for a whole new playing field. A whole new game where I was the mascot, and the other team was kicking the shit out of me every chance they got.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS), had been called at my father's request. He wanted me placed in a new home. He had told them that he would no longer take care of me. Opting instead to start a new life with his new fiancee, Nikki, She was like my sworn enemy. A woman that I couldn't even try to like or respect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince my own mother was unable or apparently unwilling to take me, DYFS stepped in. Placing me at the starting line of what would be a race that would go on for decades. A race that would lead me through each and every facet of the juvenile system, while preparing me for my inevitable transition into the adult criminal justice system. A race that I am still running today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Paris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8371612257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798371612250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Steven Paris","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44122151551231,"sku":"9798371612250","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a47a7cba-097f-41f3-a6c3-918b9f091c4b.jpg?v=1687423470","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/modern-day-orphan-steven-paris-9798371612250","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}