The Boy Who Survived: A True Story of Hope and Resilience

At the age of nine, Alton Carter left home and walked himself into foster care with a dream of someday having a normal life. Not a fancy life. Not a rich life. No, he dreamed of a life without abuse and with regular meals, a warm home in the winter, and a family that made sure you got to school each day on time. Building on his award-winning books The Boy Who Carried Bricks and Aging Out, Carter shares not only more of his own personal stories of survival and hope but also poems he wrote to cope with the ups and downs of being a foster child. The book contains a section where the reader can journal too--be it with words, sketches, or their own poems.