Kathy Harrison
Author of Another Place at the Table
About the Author
Kathy Harrison is the author of Justin Case, Another Place at the Table, and One Small Boat. She is a national spokesperson for both family preparedness and foster parenting. She has appeared on TODAY, Oprah, National Geographies Doomsday Preppers, and NPR. She lives with her family in western show more Massachusetts. show less
Works by Kathy Harrison
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- Canonical name
- Harrison, Kathy
- Legal name
- Harrison, Kathryn A.
- Birthdate
- 1952-07-29
- Gender
- female
- Places of residence
- Massachusetts, USA
- Awards and honors
- Goldie Foster Award, 2002
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Statistics
- Works
- 5
- Members
- 683
- Popularity
- #37,041
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 24
- ISBNs
- 21
- Languages
- 3
We all hear horror stories of foster care in the news and they seem so far removed from our everyday lives, but it is Kathy's normal. I appreciated her honesty and her fairness in assessing the children, the birth and foster parents, the professionals, and the system in general. She is quick to point out the bad, as well as the good. She is humble and gracious, and forthright about her own failings.
I would recommend this book to any prospective foster parents who want to know what really goes on in the system; and also believe anyone who knows a foster parent or child could benefit from reading it, for a better understanding of the other individual's circumstances.
Update 9/28/20: I just finished reading this for the second time, and it's just as good as it was the first time around. I did notice a few curse words and typos this time, but honestly, the book as a whole is so good that I still feel it deserves five stars!… (more)