Overview
Who are the children of foster care? What, as a country, do we owe them? Cris Beam, a foster mother herself, spent five years immersed in the world of foster care looking into these questions and tracing firsthand stories. The result is To the End of June, an unforgettable portrait that takes us deep inside the lives of foster children in their search for a stable, loving family. Beam shows us the intricacies of growing up in the system--the back-and-forth with agencies, the rootless shuffling between homes, the emotionally charged tug between foster and birth parents, the terrifying push out of foster care and into adulthood. Humanizing and challenging a broken system, To the End of June offers a tribute to resiliency and hope for real change.
Full Product Details
Author: Cris Beam ,
Susan Ericksen
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Imprint: Tantor Audio
Edition: Library Edition
ISBN: 9781665231350
ISBN 10: 1665231351
Publication Date: 20 February 2018
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"A very moving, powerful look at a system charged with caring for nearly half a million children across the U.S.-- ""Booklist Starred Review"" ""A challenging and refreshing read."" -- ""Chicago Tribune"" ""A triumph of narrative reporting and storytelling, as well as a thorough and nuanced analysis of an American institution deeply in need of reform."" -- ""New York Times Book Review"" ""Informative, poignant, passionate, and persuasive...Almost certain to generate a sense of urgency in readers to fix a broken system."" -- ""Huffington Post"""
A very moving, powerful look at a system charged with caring for nearly half a million children across the U.S.-- Booklist Starred Review A challenging and refreshing read. -- Chicago Tribune A triumph of narrative reporting and storytelling, as well as a thorough and nuanced analysis of an American institution deeply in need of reform. -- New York Times Book Review Informative, poignant, passionate, and persuasive...Almost certain to generate a sense of urgency in readers to fix a broken system. -- Huffington Post
Author Information
Cris Beam's first book was Transparent: Love, Family, and Living the T with Transgender Teenagers, which won a Lambda Literary Award and was a Stonewall Honor Book. Her young adult novel, I am J, was named a Kirkus Best Book and Library Guild Selection of 2011, and is the first book with a transgender character to be placed on the state of California's recommended reading list for public high schools. Susan Ericksen is an actor and voice-over artist. She has been awarded numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards as well as the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. As an actor and director, she has worked in theaters throughout the country.
