{"product_id":"someone-has-led-this-child-regina-louise-9781572842229","title":"Someone Has Led This Child to Believe: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Revealing and much needed.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this unflinching, unforgettable memoir, Regina Louise tells the true story of overcoming neglect in the US foster-care system. Drawing on her experience as one of society's abandoned children, she tells how she emerged from the cruel, unjust system, not only to survive, but to flourish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After years of jumping from one fleeting, often abusive home to the next, Louise meets a counselor named Jeanne Kerr. For the first time in her young life, Louise knows what it means to be seen, wanted, understood, and loved. After Kerr tries unsuccessfully to adopt Louise, the two are ripped apart--seemingly forever--and Louise continues her passage through the cold cinder-block landscape of a broken system, enduring solitary confinement, overmedication, and the actions of adults who seem hell-bent on convincing her that she deserves nothing, that she is nothing. But instead of losing her will to thrive, Louise remains determined to achieve her dream of a higher education. After she ages out of the system, Louise is thrown into adulthood and, haunted by her trauma, struggles to finish school, build a career, and develop relationships. As she puts it, it felt impossible \"to understand how to be in the world.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eventually, Louise learns how to confront her past and reflect on her traumas. She starts writing, quite literally, a new future for herself, a new way to be. Louise weaves together raw, sometimes fragmented memories, excerpts from real documents from her case file, and elegant reflections to tell the story of her painful upbringing and what came after. The result is a rich, engrossing account of one abandoned girl's efforts to find her place in the world, people to love, and people to love her back.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Regina Louise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1572842229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781572842229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Agate Bolden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/26\/2018","brand":"Regina Louise","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987892895999,"sku":"9781572842229","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7c18d896-8a6d-4f9f-8f5d-b5d9595249c9.jpg?v=1683291473","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/someone-has-led-this-child-regina-louise-9781572842229","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}