97 Pictures of Kids on My Wall

by Nancy DiGirolamo

Overview

A WIDOW'S INSPIRATIONAL JOURNEY INTO FOSTER CARE

This is a true account of one woman's twelve years as a foster mother to ninety seven foster children. It chronicles the experiences of an emergency foster home, the different foster children and the reasons they came into care. Some of the accounts are tragic, some are uplifting and some are funny, but all of them are heartwarming and memorable. Some children spent only one night, some remained for months and some never left.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013525252
Publisher:	Outskirts Press, Inc.
Publication date:	09/26/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	335
File size:	521 KB

About the Author

Nancy DiGirolamo was born Katherine Hackett in 1941 in Machias, Maine. Adopted at the age of two, her name was changed to Nancy Dickerman. She grew up in a small Massachusetts town and moved to New York City in her twenties. There she met her husband, Nicholas and was happily married when he died suddenly from a heart attack. While trying to cope with her loss she was inspired by her love of children to become a foster mom. For twelve years she opened her home and heart to children in need. This is a testament of her love.
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"Review by Stephanie Baumann
A friend of mine recommended this book to me. I read a lot and love children, so she though I would like it. I started reading it on a Friday night and could not put it down until it was finished. It is a quick and fun read that will make you laugh and cry. It is one of the greatest books I have read. If you love children and/or helping others, you will love this book!!!"
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" 97 YOUNG LIVES BLESSED BY LOVE, August 12, 2009
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This review is from: 97 Pictures of Kids on My Wall (Paperback)
97 PICTURES OF KIDS ON MY WALL, by Nancy DiGirolamo, caught my eye while browsing for a good book on Amazon. I told myself, Get that book! Even though no reviews had been written yet about the book, knowing that it was about foster care children made it a must for me.

I grew up an only child, but at the age of 5 my mother and father took in a little girl whose mother died during childbirth. The father was in the Navy and unable to take care of his large family, so the hospital personnel parceled out the children. Much later, my parents took in 4 brothers. I love all 4 very much!

What I didn't realize, when I bought Nancy's book was that it was about emergency foster care. That fact made the book even more interesting to me.

Since Nancy kept a diary and took pictures of her ever-changing family, her story flows, and definitely is a "can't put it down" book! She tells the story graphically, just like it is, in reality. This woman, although having lost her husband with a heart attack, did not sit around and mope, neither did her own two biological children.