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Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care

By Claudia Rowe
Narrated by: Morgan Hallett
Unabridged — 9 hours, 13 minutes
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$20.99
By Claudia Rowe
Narrated by: Morgan Hallett
Unabridged — 9 hours, 13 minutes
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Through interviews with psychologists, judges, and the former foster children themselves, Claudia Rowe shines a light on the flawed American Foster Care system in this necessary analysis.

Told through the stories of six former foster youth, a jolting exploration of a broken system from an award-winning journalist

By the time Maryanne was 16 years old, she had been arrested for murder. In and out of foster and adoptive homes since age 10, she'd run away, been trafficked and assaulted, and finally pointed a gun at the latest man to take her into his car. She pulled the trigger and fled. But with no family to turn to and few reliable friends, it didn't take long for the police ...