Finding fish : a memoir / by Antwone Quenton Fisher and Mim Eichler Rivas.
by Fisher, Antwone Quenton; Rivas, Mim Eichler.
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BookPublisher: New York : Morrow, c2001Description: 369 p. ; 18 cm.ISBN: 0060539860.Subject(s): Fisher, Antwone Quenton | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | Foster children -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | African American screenwriters -- Biography | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Biography | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 20th centurySummary: Antwone Quenton Fisher was raised in institutions from the moment his single mother gave birth to him in prison. As a foster child, he suffered more than a dozen years of emotional abandonment and physical abuse, until he escaped and forged a life on the streets. And just as his life was about to hit rock bottom, Antwone enlisted in the U.S. navy--a decision that would ultimately save him. There, he became a man and discovered a loving family he never had. Through it all, Antwone refused to allow his spirit to be broken and never gave up his dreams of a better day.
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Antwone Quenton Fisher was raised in institutions from the moment his single mother gave birth to him in prison. As a foster child, he suffered more than a dozen years of emotional abandonment and physical abuse, until he escaped and forged a life on the streets. And just as his life was about to hit rock bottom, Antwone enlisted in the U.S. navy--a decision that would ultimately save him. There, he became a man and discovered a loving family he never had. Through it all, Antwone refused to allow his spirit to be broken and never gave up his dreams of a better day.
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