![]() ![]() ![]() Born in 1985 to a single teen mother, by the age of 3 she was in Florida’s foster care system where she spent almost ten years being shuttled between 14 homes-some quite abusive-before being adopted from a Children’s Home at the age of twelve. Her memoir is currently be Ashley Rhodes-Courter is the quintessential American success story. She expanded her essay into a memoir, Three Little Words, which was published by Simon & Schuster in January 2008 and quickly became a New York Times bestseller. On June 1, 2003, the New York Times Magazine published her grand prize winning essay about her adoption day. Early in her life she felt compelled to advocate for herself and the other children she lived with, particularly in the abusive foster homes. Ashley Rhodes-Courter is the quintessential American success story. ![]()
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