
Just Another Slice
Garbage Bag Life, Book 1
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Judi Morris
About this listen
Every foster child deserves a voice. This is mine.
In Just Another Slice, nine-year-old Sarah Bailey tries to survive in a family full of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse while at the same time trying to protect her younger brother Curtis. Sarah learns that asking for Just Another Slice of toast is not the only thing in her life she will be denied. Yet, in a world full of cruelty, she finds kindness and happiness in the most unsuspecting people, places, and things.
Sarah and Curtis’s foster care story is based on actual events about Dr. Sharon Zaffarese-Dippold and her brother, Carl. In this book, Sarah and Curtis learn they are foster children. Join their journey of laughter, pain, hope, and resiliency. You will see, hear and feel what Sarah and Curtis does throughout this sad and inspiring story of not just surviving but thriving.
©2016, 2021, 2022 Dr. Sharon Zaffarese-Dippold (P)2024 Dr. Sharon Zaffarese-DippoldListeners also enjoyed...
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