Leaving Cloud 9: The True Story of a Life Resurrected from the Ashes of Poverty, Trauma, and Mental Illness

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Leaving Cloud 9: The True Story of a Life Resurrected from the Ashes of Poverty, Trauma, and Mental IllnessA powerful, heartbreaking, and redemptive account of a boy who endured a childhood of poverty and abuse in an American Southwest trailer park named Cloud 9. Abandoned by his father at age two, Rick Sylvester lived with an abusive mother whose struggles as a member of the working poor led her to drugs, alcohol, theft, and prostitution and eventually attempted suicide. Rick battled depression, anxiety, and PTSD as the chaos, neglect, and

and spirit)

features poetic text that is perfect for children ages 4-7

Ordinary Matters

rediscover astonishment

" —Steve Berry

Personal stories never shared before on the death of his father

The Exhausting Pursuit of Happiness

revised material

a young man who initially had so much promise

"Don't just read this book--read it now

have you surrendered to God completely

But Rick's uncanny gaming skills have attracted attention