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by Shandreka M. Jones (Author)
A memoir reflecting on the author's tormenting, abusive experience in the foster care system. Spending much of her time in an attic, basement, or a cold kitchen, Shandreka's imaginary friends kept her company and gave her the love she desperately craved. Allowed to slip through the cracks of the broken foster care system, Shandreka M. Jones not only shares her painful abuse, but offers solutions to improve the system and decrease the rate of abused children in foster homes.
Author Biography
Shandreka not only shares how she was allowed to fall through the cracks of a broken foster care system, yet she offers solutions she believes may improve the system. Her voice speaks for the foster care children who have been silenced by the abusive hands of those entrusted to care for them and in memory of those whose lives were lost while in abusive foster care homes. Shandreka now lives in South Carolina with her husband and son, and also has two adult step-children. A member of several foster care organizations, Shandreka has also blogged for Children's Rights (www.childrensrights.org). Visit Shandreka at www.abutterflyintheattic.com.
