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Three Little Words By Ashley Rhodes-Courter

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Three Little Words, by Ashley Rhodes-Courter, is a memoir about a girl going through foster care. Ashley is troubled throughout the many houses she goes through. As she gets moved from place to place she learns to be strong, brave, and obedient. Ashley was taken from her mother at a very young age and goes through 19 foster parents, many of whom are abusive and ineligible to even have foster children in their homes. Throughout her life she experiences inappropriate punishments along with emotional and mental trauma. One home Ashley got moved into was the Moss home. Mrs.Moss had the most excruciating punishments. After Ashley got adopted, she used her experience in the Moss home to inform the public of what foster care children go through.
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