"Ain't No Chicken in My Dumplin's"

Download or read book "Ain't No Chicken in My Dumplin's" written by Joyce Collins Graham and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-02 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A child's worst nightmare is to be abandoned by those who care for him or her. That is what happened to Evie and Billy McNeil on Evie's sixth birthday. The two frightened children are taken to Pinetree Orphanage where they learn to survive among other children who share abandonment, abuse and neglect. How can these children survive in this often hostile new world and how can they become happy, healthy productive adults? Can gentle Carrie Lovell's love outweigh the dreaded Etta Jean Spyder and her paddle and sharp tongue? The characters in this book are the children, the parents, orphanage personnel, case workers, doctors, lawyers, teachers and others...