Ward of the State

Award of the State

Clearly tell''s a story of a young girl who was abandoned by her mother and was sent to live in foster care. Living without guidance and mentorship led her to making wrong decisions later in life.

Being in foster care, this young lady talks of how getting molested and raped was the least of her worries, she knew she had to protect her younger sister.

One of the wrong decisions was having to go to prison where she encounters many women who shared the same similarities as she did. There in prison, lost and confused, she allows God to break her down and mold her into His image, which she was not prepared for.

She began writing while she was in prison. After coming home from prison, she tries to put her past behind her, only being reminded by her wrongdoings on a daily basis.

She continues to fight with herself on who she is, how to love herself, and how to accept the past for what it was and how to forgive those who have hurt her. It wasn't easy, but she refuses to let those who ridiculed her have the victory.

This book is very inspiring and talks about how the author uses her own real life events to help others who are or may have gone through similar situations.