Castaway Kid
One Man's Search for Hope and Home
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4.9 • 19 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Abandoned by his parents when he was just three years old, Rob Mitchell began his journey as one of the last “lifers” in an American orphanage. He grew up with kids who were not friends but rather “co-survivors.” As Rob’s loneliness and rage grew, his hope shrank. Would he ever find a real family or a place to call home?
Find out how Rob was able to overcome his past, forgiving his relatives and forging healthy family relationships of his own. Heartbreaking, heartwarming, and ultimately triumphant, this true story shows how, with faith, every person can leave the past behind and forge healthier, happier relationships.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Mitchell is a respected financial consultant and a dedicated youth advocate, but what's not well known is that he had a tumultuous childhood. His memoir reveals his life in an orphanage after his mother abandoned him at age 3, as well as his struggle to find love and acceptance and learn to trust. Mitchell knew his mentally ill mother, who once kidnapped him from the orphanage, but had no real memories of his father, who attempted suicide but ended up brain damaged. His maternal grandmother was the boy's anchor, but she couldn't raise him, which only added to his confusion. He teetered on the edge of disaster as he matured, but at age 17 he prayed, "Jesus, if You are real, come into my nightmare. Forgive me of my sins and change me." Mitchell's story is inspiring both for its spiritual dimension and its conventional Horatio Alger narrative. The facts of his case are also verifiably true, which Mitchell and the publisher take pains to ensure in part through the Web site www.amillionlittleproofs.com, which offers .pdf versions of documents from Mitchell's past. His memoir will appeal to adults with difficult pasts, those who work with troubled kids and anyone who revels in seeing God change a life.
Customer Reviews
Gave me a new perspective!
This is a well written testimony that covers a bunch of emotions that we all struggle with at times in our lives.
Inspi ratinol
Hands down the best book I've ever read. This book is heart-touching, heart-breaking, and ultimately triumphant. This book touched me in many ways. It's related to me somewhat. Like r.b. mitchell I to felt like a castaway kid. The man behind this book is one of my inspiratons. I know that's a lot for just reading a book, but reading this book really hits home for me. In the end this book is like almost every teenagers feelings in this book. Us as teenagers will go through struggles. Reading castaway kid helped me get a grip on my emotions. But I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone who is going through a rough spot in there life. Even if your not it will still impact you life, I will promise you that.