Cris Beam: 3 books
I Feel You
The Surprising Power of Extreme Empathy
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
A cogent, gorgeous examination of empathy, illuminating the myths, the science, and the power behind this transformative emotion
Empathy has become a gaping fault line in American culture. Pioneering programs aim to infuse our legal and educational systems with more empathic thinking, even...
To the End of June
The Intimate Life of American Foster Care
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
A New York Times Notable Book that “casts a searing eye on the labyrinth that is the American foster care system” (NPR’s On Point).
Who are the children of foster care? What, as a country, do we owe them? Cris Beam, a foster mother herself, spent five years immersed in the world of foster...
by Cris Beam
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
A powerful and inspiring story about a transgender teen's struggle to find his own path -- and love his true self.
J had always felt different. He was certain that eventually everyone would understand who he really was: a boy mistakenly born as a girl. Yet as he grew up, his body began to betray...