Tell Them You Can
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As she rode in her foster parents car, all that Hope could envision was her sister Heather's face. Tears all over her cheeks, Heather had clung to her sister's coat, begging to stay with her, for one more hour, one more minute.
...The time had ominously come. they rode in different cars. they rode for different lives. Was this a good parody of fate? Was this what everybody called destiny?
...Hope was called inside the house to meet her new foster siblings. New siblings. She drifted, closed her puffy eyes and carved her last vision of her sister in her memory, never wanting to erase it, change it or lose it.
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Hope Lord was taken from her family as a teenager and had to be placed in foster care. She faced a cruel treatment and a lonely existence but worked diligently through pain and grief towards achieving her dreams. Despite many heartbreaking setbacks, Hope always managed to find her way back to the right track. Powered by the consistent support of her mentor and fueled by her inner strength, she overcame all the drawbacks and disappointments of her rocky destiny.
Her success will lead her back to her tormenting past where her life comes full circle and she finally heals and starts to love again.
About the Author
Marlene Mansour Sabeh is a native of Lebanon. She moved to America in 1995, joining her husband, a longtime resident of Fall River, Massachusetts. She was always passionate about writing, especially writing for youngsters. Along with a degree in Computer Sciences, she earned a diploma in writing for Children’s magazines from the institute of children’s literature in Connecticut. Author of "A Little odd", Sabeh tackles in this book the story of a teen-age girl and her painful journey to find her sister and mother. Ever since Hope Lord was put in foster care because of her mother’s drug addiction, her hardships started and she had to hit rock bottom before bringing herself to the surface again and tell the whole world she CAN do it. Marlene Mansour Sabeh currently holds the position of student coordinator at New Bedford High School in New Bedford, Massachusetts. She works closely with teen-age students and is highly familiar with the issues and difficulties associated with that age group. She firmly considers her students to be her strongest inspiration. With her husband and two children, Marlene Sabeh divides her time between Fall River and the island of Martha’s Vineyard. "Tell Them You Can" is her second book.