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Vol. 7, No. 1• November 2002

Book Review: Parents Wanted, by George Harrar

Reviewed by Cassandra Colson

Parents Wanted, by George Harrar, is one of the best-written fiction stories I have ever read.

The novel was adapted in as a French-language film titled "Examen de Conscience." My earlier book, THE SPINNING MAN (Penguin), was also released in.

A kid with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Andy has learned one set of rules from his birth dad (how not to get caught) and another from the kids at the state.

PARENTS WANTED (Milkweed),for middle-grade readers, is my semi-autobiographical story of a year-old boy's struggle to fit in with his adoptive family.

Parents Wanted by George Harrar.

George Harrar Books In Order.

I would strongly recommend that all prospective foster and adoptive parents read this book. Even though it is not a real account of a person’s life, it could be. Why? Because the majority of foster and adopted children and teens feel their parents should be the ones to suffer for their consequences.

I have never read a fictional account of someone’s life that seemed so real.

“Parents Wanted is altogether painful, goofy and insightful–an adoption story with a twist The text is immediately engaging.” —.

In the book, the main character, Andy, has a birth mother who is just no good. His birth father, whose “only occupation was a thief,” puts Andy into DSS custody.

Andy, like many children in DSS custody, has learned how to manipulate the system and his guardians.

And, thanks to his father, he knows how to steal. Andy has learned one set of rules from his birth parents and