Pinballs!

(Talent Tuesday)


Not pinballs in a machine but Pinballs by Betsy Byars! This was one of the first chapter books I read when I was in the 3rd grade I believe. It tops my list of my favorite books that I read growing up. Byars pins this story of three children from different walks of life who move into the foster care of the Mason family. Mr. and Mrs. Mason have been foster parents to many children over the years and due to infertility and lack of medical research at the time (I presume), continuously open their home to children in need of love. With the children they have recently taken in they want to build more of a exclusive family but the children, Carlie, Harvey, and Thomas J are resistant until they discover that they don't have to be bounced around like pinballs in a machine with no direction yet they can create their own as long as they trust one another. It is truly a heartfelt tale and if you don't fall in love with one of the characters then you are heartless.

To my surprise ABCFamily is gearing up this Summer to release a new original series called the Fosters which is executive produced by Jenifer Lopez! Here's a glance at what's to come:

Storied similar to Pinballs, this one-hour drama unfolds the story of new millennial family structure. Here we will journey along with a multi-ethnic family that is a mix of biological and foster children being raised in a two-mom parent household.   Interesting right?!

Kudos to both Betsy Byars and J-Lo for bringing us stories that people don't usually tell. They've garnered the lives of millions in our world and brought them to life and that's talent!