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Someone Has Led This Child to Believe is the powerful follow-up to Somebody's Someone, Regina Louise's "harsh, often brutal, but always compelling" (BOOKLIST ) debut memoir about growing up in the US foster-care system. Louise once again plumbs her experience as one of society's abandoned children in telling how she triumphantly emerged from the abuses and injustices of the system to not only survive but to flourish.In her new book, Louise focuses her story on what happens after the events outlined in Somebody's Someone. The story picks up during her beleaguered adolescent years and her eventual departure from the system as she aged out and tried, against all odds, to pursue her dream of a college education. The story of her adult life culminates with her being reunited with the woman to whom she'd been closest during her fragmented childhood - and whose own long effort to adopt Louise finally came to fruition after the publication of Somebody's Someone.



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Regina Louise

About the AuthorRegina Louise is a sought-after speaker, teacher, coach, and author. Recently she was the recipient of the prestigious Christopher Award, given to producers for stories that "affirm the human spirit." In 2019 she received the Jordan Award for service in transforming foster care through advocacy and the arts; the Community Service Award for Children and Families from the Seneca Foundation; and the NAIMC Vision Award for original programming that "reflects the lives, spirit, and contributions of people of color and represents the ethnic and cultural diversity of the viewing audience." She is the author of the bestselling memoirs Somebody's Someone and Someone Has Led This Child to Believe. A Lifetime movie, I Am Somebody's Child: The Regina Louise Story, is based on her life and was nominated for a 2020 NAACP Award for Best Director.In 2011, wanting to honor a pledge she made to herself as a young foster child and to support her son who was struggling in college, Regina returned to college. She graduated summa cum laude from the California Institute of Integral Studies and then went on to the University of California, Riverside, to earn an MFA in creative writing and writing for the performing arts.Regina's work in the theater was nominated for two NAACP Theater Awards. Currently a Hoffman Process teacher, she also leads workshops and has speaking engagements around the country. She is often featured in magazines and on news out- lets, including Good Morning America, PBS, BBC, NBC, CNN, NPR, HLN, and many others.www.iamreginalouise@therealreginalouise



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