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| Original Title: | Somebody's Someone: A Memoir |
| ISBN: | 0446529109 (ISBN13: 9780446529105) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2004) |
Regina Louise
Hardcover | Pages: 384 pages Rating: 3.97 | 263 Users | 39 Reviews
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| Title | : | Somebody's Someone: A Memoir |
| Author | : | Regina Louise |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 384 pages |
| Published | : | February 28th 2009 by Warner Books (first published June 12th 2003) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Family Law. Fostering. Biography. Psychology |
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What happens to a child when her own parents reject her and sit idly by as others abuse her? In this poignant, heart wrenching debut work, Regina Louise recounts her childhood search for someone to feel connected to. A mother she has never known--but long fantasized about-- deposited her and her half sister at the same group home that she herself fled years before. When another resident beats Regina so badly that she can barely move, she knows that she must leave this terrible place-the only home she knows. Thus begins Regina's fight to survive, utterly alone at the age of 10. A stint living with her mother and her abusive boyfriend is followed by a stay with her father's lily white wife and daughters, who ignore her before turning to abuse and ultimately kicking her out of the house. Regina then tries everything in her search for someone to care for her and to care about, from taking herself to jail to escaping countless foster homes to be near her beloved counselor. Written in her distinctive and unique voice, Regina's story offers an in-depth look at the life of a child who no one wanted. From her initial flight to her eventual discovery of love, your heart will go out to Regina's younger self, and you'll cheer her on as she struggles to be Somebody's Someone.Rating Regarding Books Somebody's Someone: A Memoir
Ratings: 3.97 From 263 Users | 39 ReviewsDiscuss Regarding Books Somebody's Someone: A Memoir
I kept hoping that the book would get better but the main character seemed to go from catastrophe to catastrophe with only one positive relationship.As a social worker in foster, I truly know all youth in foster care don't have necessarily good endings in their lives. Didnt like the ending, but accepted it. Loved that Louise could so vividly tap into the mind of an adolescent abandoned & depict it so well. Nice to know as well the hope shared with a positive loving adult helped shape her identity and to feel worthy again.
I loved how this novel told the story of an adopted girl and the pain that she went through. It gave me a new perspective of the adoption process and what some orphans must go through. This was a great novel!
3.5 Stars
A sad, real story but not an amazingly well-written book. Worth the read to hear about how the foster care system often fails.
Had to ready this book for some foster care training. In working with kids--I found this true to what can happen in the system & how kids can fall through the cracks. And the element of the movement in so many places is unfortunately a common theme for kids in foster care.A hard read--there's language (very true to the story) so be aware of those variables.
I think that it takes a lot of courage to put your life out there for the world to read (If I should be so lucky to have the entire world read my book). I am proud of my book. More than that, I am happy to give voice to so many children and youth who are lost, dismissed and or completely invisible in the foster care system.I am currently working on another book.
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