- SKU: 9781999406165
- BARCODE: 9781999406165
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Freeing Teresa: A True Story about My Sister and Me - Hardcover
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by Franke James (Author), Billiam James (Author), Teresa Heartchild (Author)
When an idealistic activist objects to her siblings' plan to ship their disabled sister off to a nursing home, she's forced to choose between family and her sister's freedom.
TRIGGER WARNING: This true story deals with dysfunctional family relationships and ableist attitudes, which some readers may find upsetting.
"The result is more than a memoir: it's a testimony to how 'tickets to freedom' are gained through fighting and love."
D. Donovan, Sr. Reviewer, Midwest Book Review
A true story about disability, sisters, and standing up for the right to be yourself.
Franke James is an environmental activist who got into trouble in her own backyard-family trouble. She objected when she heard her siblings' plan to put their disabled sister, Teresa Heartchild, into a nursing home. Teresa, who has Down syndrome, refused to go. But the other siblings insisted and secretly put Teresa into an institution for end-of-life care.
Teresa was in shock. Franke was horrified and organized a rescue. That's when all hell broke loose. The two sisters had to stand together-against their siblings, the medical system, and the police-to defend Teresa's right to be free.
This is a true story about a key civil rights issue for all people with disabilities-the right to decide where you live.
THIRTY-THREE INTERNATIONAL AWARDS, Including:
NYC Big Book Award, 2024
- Winner, Social/Political Change
- Winner, Audiobook Nonfiction
IAN Book of the Year Awards (2024)
- Nonfiction: "Outstanding True Story," Book of the Year
eLit Awards(2024)
- Audiobook, Autobiography/Biography, Silver
Literary Titan (Q4 2024)
- Nonfiction, Gold
BookFest Awards, Fall 2024
- Three Silver Winners, including Memoir, Personal Nonfiction
Human Relations Indie Book Award Winner, 2024
- Gold Award, Family Challenges
- Gold Award, Special Needs (Disability Rights)
Firebird Book Awards, Q2, 2024
- Judges' Pick
- 1st place, Social/Political Change
- 1st place, Special Needs (Disability Rights)
- 2nd place, Leadership
- 2nd place, Inspiration
Pinnacle Book Achievement Awards, Summer 2024
- 1st Place, Inspiration
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