Dumpster Doll

Having a wife as an elementary school principal, a lot of the subject matter of this book hit me hard. There are so many children that are affected by the foster care program, both positively and negatively. There are also so many young students that are affected by issues with negligent parents. Mi......more

Michelles’ story is heartbreaking but an eye-opener on the child abuse that goes on in our society. This book also touches on how Great foster parent can impact a child’s life. This book is very well written. It is a difficult read, but not because of the way it’s written, but because of the events......more

Very rare is the book that I will ever pick up more-so due to the author rather than the subject matter; however, Michelle Mays is the wife of a supervisor of mine at my current job who I have a ton of respect for & who now I feel like I understand a lot more than I ever did before. With "Dumpster D......more

This is truly an eye-opening, jaw dropping book that, many times, had me shaking my head as my eyes filled with tears. The writing is superb and captivated me from the beginning. I work in a Superior Court and have seen the parents of these types of cases in countless court hearings but reading the......more

This is a very hard book to read because of the subject matter, but it is well worth the reader's time. Michelle Mays tells the story of her abusive childhood and her largely positive experiences in foster care in a forthright and engaging narrative. The book ends at the point of her and her brother......more