Non-Fiction
Learning to Live by Call Number: B CAMIn her first book, 'Foster Care Odyssey,' Theresa Cameron unforgettably described the 18 years she spent as a self-described 'ward of the state' -- a black girl growing up under the control of a largely white charity in Buffalo, New York. In this sequel, Theresa tells of what happened after she 'aged out' of the foster care system. Without family or community support, Theresa struggles to find her way through the maze of adult life, from college and employment to friendship and romance. Throughout it all, the one-time abandoned black baby grapples with questions of her own identity and place in an often inhospitable world.
Foster Care Odyssey by Call Number: B CAMAbondoned by her teenage mother in 1954 to a overwhelmingly white charity organization so begins Theresa's life as a 'ward of the state' of New York. She shares the heartbreaking struggle to survive in a foster care system where children's welfare often seemed the lowest priority.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Call Number: B JACBorn into slavery, Harriet Jacobs has no rights - not even the right to marry the man she loves. Instead, she is faced with the demands of a master who believes he is entitled not only to her labor, but to her body. Only great courage, wit, and determination will allow Harriet to preserve her self-respect - and someday win her freedom. This autobiography tells the true story of a remarkable woman.
