Castaway Kid
One Man's Search for Hope and Home

One boy's heartbreaking story of growing up in an orphanage and having his hopes of true family dashed time and time again. Why won't his rich relatives adopt him despite allowing him to stay with them for lengthy periods? What happens when he finally grows up and tries to form a relationship himsel......more

It was plotless boring nonfiction. Would it kill a school to let us read something decent?!?!......more

This book is an incredible story of strength, grace, and forgiveness. The author gives an honest look at his past and how he was able to work through his childhood traumas with the grace of God. I couldn’t put this book down, and I think anyone who works with at risk kids or kids who have experience......more

Wow! This book certainly carries an emotional punch. It made me want to rescue every lonely child out there. Then turned around and showed how it is humanly impossible to heal the hurts most of those children face. Not that it’s a hopeless book. It has a beautiful solution. What story wouldn’t that......more

This is a true story of a boy, Rob, who is left at an orphanage when he is three years old and lives there until he graduates from high school. He has many struggles as he grows up being "a kid from the Home". Kids in the school system don't like him, girls don't want to date him, his family doesn't......more