| Care & Custody: A Novel of Three Children at Risk Contributor(s): Gershun, Martha (Author) |
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ISBN: 194399563X ISBN-13: 9781943995639 Publisher: MG Consulting OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Legal - Fiction | Crime - Fiction | Epistolary |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 8" W x 10" (2.08 lbs) 352 pages |
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| Publisher Description: When six-year-old Hope tells her 1st grade teacher there is no food at home and Mommy is always "asleep," the school calls the Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline. The subsequent investigation triggers a five-year journey through the child welfare system for Hope and her older siblings Alysha and Tyrone. Care & Custody is narrated by Miriam Fine, the children's CASA Volunteer, one of over 76,000 Court Appointed Special Advocates who represent the best interests of abused and neglected children in our country's Family Court system. Using emails, court reports, school essays, and case files, Care & Custody reveals the trauma these children experience firsthand in their desperate quest to find safety and happiness inside a terribly broken system. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gershun, Martha: - Martha Gershun recently retired from Jackson County CASA, where she served as Executive Director for seven years. During her tenure Jackson County CASA grew to become one of the largest CASA agencies in the country, advocating for more than 1,250 children each year. She also served as a board member of the Missouri CASA Association and the National CASA Association in Seattle, Washington. |