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the_midwest_library 's review for:
We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America
by Roxanna Asgarian
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Quite enjoyed this nonfiction pick, this explores the impact of the foster and adoption systems in the US on children, specifically with a focus on a TX family who were split up, fostered out and ultimately became national news when the children were victims of a murder suicide by their placement family.
I think this is a powerful, short read. I wish there was a bit more in this on comparing and contrasting various US states and what trends they are seeing in programs that focus on rehabilitation, stabilization of the biological family instead of swift removal like we saw in the TX system. Overall a really good read, but it's a book simply telling you a small story, and not one that suggests reform which I like to muse over a bit more when I read these types of nonfiction books.
I think this is a powerful, short read. I wish there was a bit more in this on comparing and contrasting various US states and what trends they are seeing in programs that focus on rehabilitation, stabilization of the biological family instead of swift removal like we saw in the TX system. Overall a really good read, but it's a book simply telling you a small story, and not one that suggests reform which I like to muse over a bit more when I read these types of nonfiction books.