Lifesaving lessons
Subtitle: notes from an accidental mother
By: by Linda Greenlaw
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print biography; Thorndike Press large print biography series
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 359
ISBN-13: 9781410456632
Subjects: Foster children; Biography; Foster mothers
Description: Linda Greenlaw never shied away from a challenge. The renowned swordfish boat captain had, through hard work and determination, created a life of peaceful independence on a rugged island off the coast of Maine. Then Mariah arrives to stay with her uncle, an island newcomer. The community is rocked to learn that the troubled teen she suffers terrible abuse at his hands. Alone and at risk, Mariah needs a guardian. And the island residents nominate Linda ...
Table of contents: title: An island life for me; title: Restless waters; title: I am a rock; title: Summer return; title: Storm; title: Mariah's story; title: A little family; title: What's another cat?; title: Strings attached; title: A package deal; title: Fight for it; title: Change was good; title: A mother is born.