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    Dumpster Doll
    Dumpster Doll
    Dumpster Doll
    Audiobook4 hours

    Dumpster Doll

    Written by Michelle Mays and Michelle Moone

    Narrated by Michelle Mays

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    About this audiobook

    Michelle Mays was born into an abusive family in the Midwest. As she and her siblings cling to survival, the balance of family ties is weighed against alcoholism, drug abuse, abandonment, and despair. Hope dawns in the form of foster care, only to be deferred by multiple placements and a system not equipped to support the children it's meant to protect.
    Through powerful vignettes of a life disjointed, Mays's story is a journey of hope that is echoed in the experiences of thousands of children in the court and foster care systems today.
    Dumpster Doll is brave not because it is unique, but because it unflinchingly shines a light on family turmoil, flaws in judicial systems, and ultimately, the grit and tenacity that thousands of children exhibit each day just to make it through.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherProving Press
    Release dateNov 25, 2022
    ISBN9781662149733
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    • 5/5
      This was a very well written book. Makes me almost have the courage to share my own story . Your an amazing woman !!!