Hope's Boy: A Memoir
 

HOPE'S BOY

by Andrew Bridge

From the moment he was born, Andrew Bridge and his mother Hope shared a love so deep that it felt like nothing else mattered. Trapped in desperate poverty and confronted with unthinkable tragedies, all Andrew ever wanted was to be with his mom. But as her mental health steadily declined, and with no one else left to care for him, authorities arrived and tore Andrew from his screaming mother's... (read more)

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TheLibrarian
  • Rated 4 stars

An eye-opening account of what it means to be trapped within the foster care system, and what it takes to survive.

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melinda d
  • Rated 2 stars

I didn't love this book as much as others while I find it crazy to have to have spent his life in the foster care system he was lucky it was just one home even if he felt they could have maybe shone him more care and love (but would have he excepted it). I wish his book told more of his blight now to help correct the system, I have friends that have taken in children sometimes they are dropped off at 2:00am with just the clothes on their backs so clothes and other necessities are bought and...

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  • Rated 3.645833 stars
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  • Rated 0 stars
 

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  • koreen56

    koreen56 said:

    I started this book thinking it was going to be about horrific abuse ala "A Child Called It" and was very glad it wasn't. A very good look at the foster care system by someone who has been there. Strangely enough, the person I felt the most sympathy and compassion for was the grandmother, maybe because I'm a grandma too. A 5 hankie ending, but very inspirational.

    posted Thursday, April 10 2008
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