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First Book is pleased to announce a Special Distribution from the
National Book Bank! Copies of the novel Foster Care Odyssey: A Black
Girl's Story are available thanks to a generous donation from Townsend
Press.
Left as an infant with Catholic Charities in 1950s Buffalo, N.Y.,
Theresa Cameron spent her childhood in foster homes because her mother
never signed the final adoption papers. "Very little has been written
to convey what children experience and how they feel living among
strangers, and even less about that of black children," notes Cameron,
now a Harvard-trained urban planner and designer, in her introduction
to Foster Care Odyssey: A Black Girl's Story. Cameron's ability to
clearheadedly evaluate the morass of negative feelings without lapsing
into sentimentality is one of the most affecting aspects of this
memoir, which covers 19 years in foster care (Publishers Weekly).
Recipient groups should be advised that Foster Care Odyssey is a book
that is best suited for mature teens, due to the inclusion of mature
themes.Cameron's book is a memoir which includes frank information
about Cameron's difficult - though ultimately inspirational - years
growing up in the foster care system. Foster Care Odyssey chronicles
the difficulties the author personally experienced in her youth,
including neglect, racism, and clinical depression. Additionally, this
title deals with situations she witnessed in the lives of her fellow
foster children, such as physical and sexual abuse, drug use, teen
pregnancy, crime and incarceration.
About the Foster Care Odyssey distribution:
The application to receive books from this distribution will be
available online at http://www.firstbook.org/rg beginning Tuesday,
January 19th at 2:00 PM (Eastern Time). Please log-in and review the
list of available titles before beginning the application.
You will need to update your registration information at www.firstbook.org/rg.
Please note this step MUST be taken before you submit your
application.
All eligible groups can receive books through this distribution, and
receiving items from this distribution does not affect your ability to
receive books from the National Book Bank later this year.
If you successfully apply, and we are able to allocate books to your
program from this distribution, books may only be shipped to your
program at a cost of $0.35 per book. Please note that you will be
charged for every book shipped to you.Given that books are shipped in
carton quantities, you will be shipped as close as possible to the
exact number of titles you request.For example, if you request 30
copies of a book that ships in a carton of 40 books/box, you will be
shipped (and charged for) 40 books.
If you were forwarded this e-mail, please visit http://www.firstbook.org/register
to register with First Book before you complete an application.
Please keep in mind:
Books are granted on a first-come, first-served basis, so please apply
early! This application will be closed once all of the available
books have been requested.
Completing an application does not guarantee that your organization
will receive books from this distribution.
How to complete the online application:
To access the application for this distribution, you must log-in
through the Recipient Group Online Resource Center (http://
www.firstbook.org/rg) with your First Book username and
password.Eligible groups can complete the online application by
following the link to the First Book National Book Bank after log-in,
then clicking "Apply" next to the appropriate distribution and
following the instructions.
Closer to the date of the distribution, you will receive an e-mail
stating whether your application for books was approved or declined.
If you have questions or need help with the application, please visit
the Recipient Group Online Resource Center at http://www.firstbook.org/rg.
You are also welcome to contact the First Book Help Team at
he...@firstbook.org.
Tell a friend:
Please share this notice with other programs in your community,
encouraging them to register with First Book at http://www.firstbook.org/register
and connect with all of First Book's resources.
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