A review by amdame1
Shifty by Lynn E. Hazen

4.0

Soli has been in foster care practically his whole life. He is now living with a new foster mom, Martha, a younger "sister" named Sissy and "brother" named Chance. Soli does not always make the best decisions, but he has also been the recipient of some streaks of bad luck and circumstances, but now seems to have a chance to turn things around.

It has a message of hope, but is not uber-miraculous and impossible to imagine actually happening. I also appreciate the constant message of people first: not a crack baby, but a baby who was born addicted to crack, not homeless people but people who have no place to live, not foster kids, but kids who live in foster homes, etc.