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?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:smarttags" />A Placeto Call Home?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" />Martha Randolph CarrPrometheus, Sep 2007, $26.00ISBN: 9781591025108Martha Randolph Carr makes a strong case that the Victorian image painted by Dickens of orphanages is untrue in modern dayAmerica.Instead the author believes that residential education facilities (REFs) are safe nurturing places to raise orphans and troubled youth that are as good and in many ways superior to foster care as many provide needed counseling.The founder of the Shared Abundance Foundation that provides scholarships to orphans, Ms. Carr uses anecdotal evidence including that of her son to argue that REFs should be considered a prime option for at risk children especially since they are cheaper and provide professional help.Interestingly the anecdotes lead to an inspiring somewhat autobiographical account as the story of Ms. Carr and her son will touch readers more so than her support of REFs.Still A PLACE TO CALL HOME will add to the debate of what is nest for an orphaned or troubled child as Ms. Carr brings REFs into the social conscience of choiceHarriet Klausner
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