9 Lives, I Will Survive

by Jan Crossen

Joshua is a tenacious young boy who, like a lucky feline, appears to live a charmed life by defying death on several occasions. His challenges began while he was still in his birth mother's womb. This is a story of survival, and the interracial adoption of an older, special needs child into a home with two loving and committed mothers.

116 pages, Paperback

First published September 19, 2007

About the author

Jan Crossen is a gold level Mom's Choice Award winning author who became an avid reader when her teacher, Mrs. Sarah Blower, read Charlotte's Web, to her fourth grade class in Athens, Ohio. From then on, she was hooked on books!

Jan began writing stories after she won the Tall Tale Tellers Contest in Mrs. Blower's class. Oh, how Jan wishes she could tell her teacher what a powerful, positive influence she was on her young student!

Today, Jan writes stories about people and animals who have touched her own heart and life. Her books, FOREVER, and They Call Me CAT, were inspired by her adopted son, Joshua.

The rest of the books on her author shelf were
inspired by animals she has lived with and loved. Jan is happily married and lives on a small farm, on an island, in rural Washington state.

She invites you to visit her website: https://www.jancrossenauthor.com

Reviews

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a choice book I had to read in college for my education degree. The class was on teaching SPED students. I picked this book because it dealt with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) which I knew only by diagnosis and wanted to know a bit more about. This book made me fall in love with Joshua and his moms. It is also the first book in the trilogy.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a sweet book told from the point of a boy who was removed from his parents and eventually found a forever home with 2 women. The writing is simple and his perspective is upbeat despite his setbacks. I would especially recommend this to kids who are going through similar troubles.