In Riveting New Book, 19th Child of 21 Sares a Lifetime of Obsticles to Be First to Earn College Degree An "at-risk" student is generally

described as one who, by virtue of his or her circumstances, is academically disadvantaged, disabled, of low socioeconomic sta tus, an ethnic minority, and/or involved in family dysfunction. Tracy, CA, October 22, 2013 -- Glendale, Arizona resident Paul Lamar Hunter beat the odds against poor kids being less likely to obtain a college education. He' s an over comer! The author is excited to announce the debut of his riveting new book "No Love, No Charity: the Success of the 19th Child," a thrilling autobiog raphical account that describes how he made it, despite overwhelming odds. As th e 19th child of twenty-one (all born within 21 years), his troubled life travers ed the perils of poverty, neglect, dysfunction, and even deaths. Hunter describe s what it was like growing up in the shadows of a famous, yet detached mother wh ose affections were focused on the homeless shelter that she founded; and not on her children. Though the shelter was supposed to be a haven for the downtrodden , it was actually the breeding ground for dysfunction and despondency. WHAT THE AUTHOR OVERCAME: Poverty: "We grew up in a house where there was insufficient food, clothing and money to take care of us all. There were times when my siblings and I not only s hared clothes, we also shared toothbrushes. We experienced days when we were req uired to eat homemade biscuits for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We lived in a tw o-bedroom house until just before the 14th child was born." Neglect: The author exclaimed, "Our mom neglected us while she spent more time a t the homeless shelter than at our home. She instructed older siblings to watch the younger ones while she would do the Lord s will taking care of the homeless. Her mor e than frequent absences led to numerous detrimental results for us children, in cluding when my sister Zollena suffered severe burns and my brother Thomas Hunte r died in our house fire in 1976." Familial Dysfunction: "Our mother provided only negative feedback and ridicule t o my siblings and me. She didn't allow us to address her as mother or mom; she p referred we call her "E." She did not advocate education for us, and frequently told us that we would never accomplish anything. Our mom was unloving, short-tem pered, inattentive, and unnecessarily controlling. Additionally, most of us chil dren experienced some forms of mental, physical and spiritual abuse at the hands of "E." There was no father to take care of us as he died in a car accident in 1978. I was eight-years old." Despite Hunter's misfortunes, failures, and a lifetime of obstacles, his determi ned spirit and unshakeable faith lifted him above the fray to become the first i n his family to graduate from college. Hunter is proud of his academic accomplis hments, but equally as proud of having coached a fifth grade basketball team (Th e Magic) in a championship game to a comeback win from nine points down. His tea m took the championship by one point (29-28). Having moved full-speed ahead, Hun ter is living proof that neither limits nor lineage determine the quality of one s l ife. He commented, "Faith, fortitude and determination enable individuals to tur n their setbacks into comebacks. The author and his living siblings (10 sisters, eight brothers) range in age fro m 40 to 61; residing in Moreno Valley, CA, Racine, WI, Memphis, TN, Atlanta, GA, Pittsburgh, PA and St. Paul, MN. Between them, they have 63 children and 55 gra ndchildren. "No Love, No Charity: the Success of the 19th Child" by Paul Lamar Hunter Contact:

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