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359 pages ; 24 cm |
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As a child, Emi Nietfeld was caught between a hoarder mother who got her put on antipsychotic medication, but was also the only person to believe she was exceptional, and a state system exemplified by a foster mom who tried to ban her art history flash cards because they had naked pictures (of Michelangelo's David). Even after wresting free of grim inpatient mental health institutions and getting into a prestigious boarding school, Emi scrambled for places to sleep during breaks. Emi's story is a harsh illumination of the near-impossible challenge set by societal expectations of coming from nothing, the brokenness of our child welfare system, and the reality that congratulatory letters from top schools couldn't keep her safe. |
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Nietfeld, Emi.
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Foster children -- United States -- Biography.
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Child welfare -- United States.
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Social mobility -- United States -- Psychological aspects.
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Biographies.
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Autobiographies.
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