The Things I Want Most: The Extraordinary Story of a Boy's Journey to a Family of His Own

by Miniter, Richard F.

• ISBN13: 9780613280990
• ISBN10: 0613280997
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Turtleback Books

Summary

This candid and emotionally gripping memoir defines the very meaning of family, as Richard Miniter shares his captivating account of his family's turbulent but redemptive first year with their emotionally-scarred foster son.

When Richard and Sue Miniter decided to open their home -- and their hearts -- to a foster child, they couldn't imagine the frustrations and joys, the breakthroughs and setbacks, not to mention the emotional toil, that awaited them. Here is the remarkable true story of how their lives changed forever with their decision to answer an abandoned child's wish for "The Things I Want Most.

Table of Contents

Preface	1	(2)
a family, a fishing pole, a family	3	(14)
are you taking petey?	17	(23)
visiting home	40	(17)
the honeymoon	57	(14)
i'm a baptist	71	(14)
trooping the autumn colors	85	(14)
i don't do Work	99	(15)
i can help	114	(14)
the initiation	128	(20)
the test	148	(18)
snow and conflict	166	(15)
i never went to a real school	181	(36)
broken glass, broken-paw medicine man	217	(21)
truth, goals, and an anniversary	238	(33)
Epilogue	271	(4)
Acknowledgments	275	(2)
About The Author	277