My Life Is No Balloon Ride

My Life Is No Balloon Ride details the thoughts, feelings and experiences of the author while growing up in a home filled with physical abuse, verbal abuse, and drug use. People often wonder why some children don't turn to drugs or physically abuse their own children, if they've witnessed these actions in their own home. Adrianne answers these questions by describing how she used writing as an escape mechanism and a launching pad for success. Writing as a tool of catharsis can be used by children who are in abusive situations. Story writing and poetry changed this author's path. Teachers who read her poetry were the catalysts for creating the writing journal that would become My Life Is No Balloon Ride. Teachers, parents, foster parents and program managers can use this book as a teaching tool when discussing the options teens and young adults have for turning a bad situation into one where growth and success flourish.