Three More Words

Ashley Rhodes-Courter

• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9781481415583
• eBook ISBN: 9781481415590

In the sequel to the New York Times bestselling memoir Three Little Words, Ashley Rhodes-Courter expands on life beyond the foster care system, the joys and heartbreak with a family she’s created, and her efforts to make peace with her past.

Ashley Rhodes-Courter spent a harrowing nine years of her life in fourteen different foster homes. Her memoir, Three Little Words, captivated audiences everywhere and went on to become a New York Times bestseller as well as a movie produced by the team who brought you Twilight. Now Ashley reveals the nuances of life after foster care: College and its assorted hijinks, including meeting “the one.” Marriage, which began with a beautiful wedding on a boat that was almost hijacked (literally) by some biological family members. Having kids—from fostering children and the heartbreak of watching them return to destructive environments, to the miraculous joy of blending biological and adopted offspring.

Whether she’s overcoming self-image issues, responding to calls for her to run for Senate, or dealing with continuing drama from her biological family, Ashley Rhodes-Courter never fails to impress or inspire with her authentic voice and uplifting message.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Epigraph
• Dedication
• Preface
• 1. Three Little Words
• 2. The Fishbowl
• 3. Family Matters
• 4. My Brother’s Keeper
• 5. Get-out-of-Jail Card
• 6. My Splashy Wedding
• 7. Divorcing My Mother
• 8. The Hungry Hormone
• 9. All About Albert
• 10. Becoming the other Mother
• 11. Safety Last
• 12. That’s the Ticket
• 13. Ours and Theirs
• 14. Losing and Winning
• 15. Breaking Bonds
• 16. Blowin’ in the Wind
• 17. The White Flag of Surrender
• 18. Three More Words
• 19. Postscript
• Photographs
• Note to Reader
• Acknowledgments
• About Ashley Rhodes-Courter
• Copyright