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Death of a Foster Child explores the guilt felt when the foster placement of a teenage girl in the home of Rick Podowski and his wife failed. To complicate matters, the foster child was brutally murdered. The authorities have accused her of selling drugs on the school campus and, by implication, asserted that the foster parents allowed this behavior. Rick Podowski, with the help of Leti Ramos, Erin McGinty, and Teresa Spinelli, also known as The Hefty Trio, investigated what really happened.
Death of a Foster Child explores the guilt felt when the foster placement of a teenage girl in the home of Rick Podowski and his wife failed. To complicate matters, the foster child was brutally murdered. The authorities have accused her of selling drugs on the school campus and, by implication, asserted that the foster parents allowed this behavior. Rick Podowski, with the help of Leti Ramos, Erin McGinty, and Teresa Spinelli, also known as The Hefty Trio, investigated what really happened.
In the process of investigating, they discover the world of drug sales on the high school campus, the underlying challenges facing students in a gang-infested school, as well as the difficulties faced by special education students. The reader will experience the frustrations of foster parents when faced with a system that is designed to keep the children dependent. Suggestions to improve foster care and move the children towards independence are provided at the end of the book.
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