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Troubled
Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class | Rob Henderson
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A NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this raw coming-of-age memoir, in the vein of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, The Other Wes Moore, and Someone Has Led This Child to Believe, Rob Henderson vividly recounts growing up in foster care, (…more)
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So this guy had it kinda rough - in fact, his was an absolute stinker of a childhood, no wonder he was going off the rails! But he survived & thrived when some of his peers crashed and burned. I found it fascinating to learn just how profound the effects of a suboptimal childhood can be - and what a privilege having a 'normal', happy upbringing actually is. Upsetting at times, but also inspiring.