Fifty-one Moves
Waterside Press (Verlag)
978-1-904380-24-5 (ISBN)
It is shocking that although just one per cent of children are taken into care by local authori-ties, almost 30 per cent of prisoners have been in care. Ben Ashcroft's heart-rending account of abandonment, loneliness and rejection in family life, the care system and beyond begins at age nine and ends with him turning his life around after being moved from pillar to post, crime, drugs, 'going missing' and custody. Ten years on, he works to motivate young people from similar backgrounds to believe that they can do the same; that whatever life throws at them they should "Never, ever, give up". It is also a warning to parents, professionals and carers alike: to listen to what young people have to say, to make time for and reassure them and to recog-nise the often small but important things that make a difference in the bewildering world of growing-up.
Since 'sorting out his life', Ben Ashcroft has had a variety of mainly unskilled jobs before setting out to realise his lifetime ambition to become a published author. Someone who also enjoys creativity, he is also in demand on the conference circuit where he has worked with audiences both large and small.
Foreword; Life Before the Moves; Reading My Rights; Fishing For Freedom; Captain Ben!; Winning; Moving to Mixenden; Abandoned; Move #1; The First Cut is the Deepest; Heartbreak; Kicking-Off; Arrested; And So, the Moves Begin …; I Need Help, Not Moving; Meeting John; The Summer of ‘97; The Witch and Darren; Running Home; Back With Mom; Spiralling; Secured For Safety; One Last Chance; Medway; Rock Bottom; The Only Way Is Up; Never, Ever Give Up; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 3.6.2013 |
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| Zusatzinfo | black & white illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Winchester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 133 x 203 mm |
| Gewicht | 164 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Besonderes Strafrecht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-904380-24-7 / 1904380247 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-904380-24-5 / 9781904380245 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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