Walk to Beautiful: The Power of Love and a Homeless Kid Who Found the Way (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780849922107)

A New York Times bestseller! Imagine yourself a thirteen-year-old hundreds of miles away from home, in a strange city, and your mom leaves you at a bus station parking lot and drives off into the night with her lover.

That's the real-life story of country music star Jimmy Wayne. It's a miracle that Jimmy survived being hungry and homeless, bouncing in and out of the foster care system, and sleeping in the streets. But he didn't just overcome great adversity in his life; he now uses his country music platform to help children everywhere, especially teenagers in foster care who are about to age out of the system.

Walk to Beautiful is the powerfully emotive account of Jimmy's horrendous childhood and the love he received from Russell and Bea Costner, the elderly couple who gave him a stable home and provided the chance to complete his education. Jimmy says of Bea, "She changed every cell in my body."

This moving memoir chronicles:

• Jimmy's life as a foster child and homeless teenager
• His adoption by Russell and Bea Costner, an elderly couple who gave him a stable home and provided the opportunities for him to thrive
• His surprising rise to fame in the music industry
• His tireless advocacy for children in the foster care system through his Meet Me Halfway awareness campaign, a 1,700 mile walk halfway across America from Nashville to Phoenix

Join Jimmy on his walk to beautiful and see how one person really can make a difference.

Author: Jimmy Wayne
ISBN-10: 0849922100
ISBN-13: 9780849922107
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Language: English
Published: 10/07/2014
Pages: 380
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.6
Point Value: 19
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 177736 / Walk to Beautiful: The Power of Love and a Homeless Kid Who Found the Way


Review Citation(s):
CBA Retailers 09/01/2014 pg. 29
CBA Retailers 10/01/2014 pg. 31
Publishers Weekly 10/06/2014