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New York: Prometheus, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 9x6x1. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. ex-library with usual markings; light edge wear to boards and jacket; Jamie Foxx, Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou, Angelina Jolie: These are just a few of the famous faces who have gotten involved in the world crisis of homeless children. What is in the best interests of the child is once again a hot topic, and finally, with a twist. Orphanages are becoming part of the discussion again, but in a modern-day form. A Place to Call Home is the untold story of present-day orphanages - now called residential education facilities (REFs) and academies - and how they fit into the spectrum of choices for children who no longer have a family to return home to every night. Noted journalist Martha Randolph Carr tells the story of five residential education facilities from the heart of urban America to the plains of Texas. Go along with Carr on an amazing journey of discovery as she opens the doors of…
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A Place to Call Home: The Amazing Success Story of Modern Orphanages Hardcover - 2007
by Martha Randolph Carr
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- Title A Place to Call Home: The Amazing Success Story of Modern Orphanages
- Author Martha Randolph Carr
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 280
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Prometheus Books, Amherst, New York
- Date August 31, 2007
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781591025108 / 1591025109
- Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 9.22 x 6.38 x 0.89 in (23.42 x 16.21 x 2.26 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Orphanages - United States - History, Orphans - United States - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007022517
- Dewey Decimal Code 362.732
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- Publishers Weekly, 05/14/2007, Page 40
- Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2008, Page 149
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