Review: Never Too Old
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 6, 2014
Do sense a theme here? Only this time it's not about Golden Ager's...it's about teens, looking for a forever home. In "Never Too Old," author Sue Badeau presents us with a touching story about teen girls in the foster care system, and young boys behind bars in juvenile detention.Homer and Celia Evers have a houseful of adopted and foster care children. Celia, a social worker for Rosebriar DSS, has some of the girls living at Youth Acres Group Home on her caseload. Several of these girls are about to graduate from high school . . . and their place at Youth Acres, facing a future alone, with few skills to make a living on their own. Celia is determined to help them find a family to adopt them while encouraging these girls to make an effort of their own to find that perfect family. "You're never too old to be adopted."Celia and Homer have a son detained at Rosebriar Juvie where conditions are deplorable. Homer starts a Sweetland community team of concerned men and sets out to force improvements at Juvie.I love this story and love the people who live between the pages. Sue Badeau, who is herself a social worker, tells a gripping, believable story with characters to believe in.