The Boy Who Carried Bricks -- A True Story of Survival - Hardcover

Alton Carter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1937054349 ISBN 13: 9781937054342

Publisher: The RoadRunner Press, 2015

Synopsis

Abandoned by his father, neglected by his mother, shuttled between foster homes and a boys ranch, a young African-American man refuses to succumb to the fate that the world says should be his. Told by the man who lived it.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Abandoned by his father, neglected by his mother, shuttled between foster homes and a boys ranch for most of his formative years, a young man refuses to succumb to the fate that the world says should be his.Born the second of five children to a woman who not once had a name to write in the blank space left for father on her children's birth certificates, Alton Carter does not mince words as he describes a childhood full of violence and hunger and isolation.Early on, Alton decides he wants a “normal life”—even if that means standing up to abusive relatives and being teased by his siblings and cousins. Along the way, he keeps an eye out for those who might help lighten the load, never losing hope that such people exist.

About the Author:

Alton Carter is the director of youth ministries for the First United Methodist Church of Stillwater, Oklahoma. The father of two sons, Kelton and Colin, he loves spending time with his family, working with youngsters, and fishing. He makes his home in Stillwater, with his wife, Kristin. This is his first book.

About this edition

• Publisher: The RoadRunner Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1937054349
• ISBN 13: 9781937054342
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 196
• Illustrator: Janelda Lane