Description: In this astonishing coming-of-age memoir, collegiate Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Patton relays how she survived her adoptive familys abuse through her determination to be the best student--and human being--she could possibly be.
Brief description: Dr. Stacey Pattonis an award-winning journalist and child advocate who teachesdigital storytelling and media literacy at Howard University. She writes frequently about race and child welfare issues forTheWashington Post, Al Jazeera, BBC News, andThe Root, and has won numerous journalism awards and academic honors. Dr. Patton also is the author of the memoirThat Mean Old Yesterday.Not My Catis her first picture book. Visit her at SpareTheKids.com.
Review Quotes: "[A]n unforgettable document of uniquely intelligent triumph." -- David Levering Lewis, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography