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I Never Asked for This
$33.19
- Paperback
100 pages
- Release Date
24 June 2026
Summary
She should be excited about her senior year. Photos. Graduation. Finally becoming an adult. Instead, Olena is counting down the days until her eighteenth birthday, knowing it means she will be on her own—ready or not.
After her mom’s choices turn her world upside down, Olena is placed in a group home and transferred to a new school. Surrounded by unfamiliar faces and guarded by her past, she keeps her distance. She wants to belong, but trusting anyone feels like a risk she cannot affo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798317838881 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Marcy Bursac, Tina Ritchie |
| Publisher: | BookBaby |
| Imprint: | BookBaby |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 100 |
| Release Date: | 24 June 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 152mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
”[A]n honest, deeply human look at what it means to age out of foster care – and it could genuinely change how people show up for young people.”
– Rene Savage, Kinship Caregiver & Advocate
“I started the unit… One class asked if we could start a drive for our local foster closet for backpacks and duffel bags.”
– High School Teacher
“I am ordering the paperback because I love to hold books in my hand. I think it would be great to have a copy at home and in the office for future clients and colleagues.”
– Cara McMillin, MA, LMFT
About The Author
Marcy Bursac
Adoptive mom of siblings, Marcy Bursac is a nationally recognized foster care adoption advocate and founder of The Forgotten Adoption Option, a national nonprofit raising awareness about children waiting to be adopted from foster care. Through her books, podcast, app, research, and school-based programs, she helps families and communities better understand adoption and how to show up as supportive allies.
Tina is a Nashville-based illustrator with a deep love for fantasy and science fiction. Since earning her BFA in Illustration in 2020, she has self-published and collaborated on multiple comic books, exhibited large-scale oil paintings, and built her brand, Tina Isola, a world where dreams take form and women are the fiercest beasts of all.
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