''That Mean Old Yesterday: A Memoir'' is a 2008

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by Stacey Patton.Kirkus Reviews
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Overview

A coming-of-age memoir about a young

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woman surviving the

foster care Foster care is a system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home ( residential child care community or treatment centre), or private home of a state- certified caregiver, referred to as a "foster parent", or with a family mem ...

system to become an award-winning journalist.

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2008 non-fiction books American memoirs Books about child abuse English-language non-fiction books Biographies about African-American people {{memoir-stub