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As parents who’ve adopted a couple girls nearly 20 years ago, this story resonates! The ups, the downs. The challenges, the rewards. Truly a rewarding experience. This book says it all so well, and focused on the potential and possibilities of living patience and love. Well written; worth the read. Glad my wife bought it.
Ron C

Absolutely loved this story. Great to see some good in this world come from the foster care system. Good can come from trauma.
Kindle Customer

Written very well. I like that it was told by both the social worker and the child.
Rene Peterson

Great read for those wanting to be foster parents or adopt. This book doesn’t sugar coat what life could be like.
Cheryl Carmickle

There was once, really and truly there was, a wonderful place called “Children’s Garden,” in Marin County, California. Broken children came to be mended. This is the story of Nutmeg.

She was, according to the records we had received, just seven years old, reportedly a very bright child. Taken from her schizophrenic mother when she was three months old. Since then she had “failed” six foster homes and an adoption placement in the Bay area.

Now she stood here defiant, stating that she had indeed just fried the goldfish on the radiator, and she was proud that she had.

“So what you gonna do ’bout it?”

“Not much at the moment,” I replied. “What’s your name?”

“I am Nutmeg.”

“Hmmm, it says here your name is Katy.”

“My name is NUTMEG!” She screamed. I wasn’t at all sure the sounds coming from this cute little girl in front of me were human, but they were intelligible and very, very loud.

Author: Kinnie, Ernest, Author: Kelley, Jacqueline

Topic: Psychology
Media: Book
ISBN: 172000076X
Language: English
Pages: 134