{"product_id":"the-wonderful-dysfunctional-world-of-welfare-babiees-paperback","title":"The Wonderful Dysfunctional World of Welfare Babiees - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJamell Tousant\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Wonderful, Dysfunctional World of Welfare Babiees is a gritty, heartfelt, and humor-filled story that blends the raw realities of growing up in a group home with the resilience, faith, and hustle of kids who refuse to be forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story centers on Sugar's big purple house in East Oakland, California, a group home that is more than cracked walls and flickering porch lights; it's survival, chaos, and unexpected love. Inside lives a loud, messy family of kids: Slimy Jay, who always has a scheme; Pray, a street preacher-in-training; Freddie, a gifted artist caught in the system; Nay Nay, a streetwise trans girl; and many others. Together, they battle poverty, trauma, and temptations while discovering faith, loyalty, and the dream of something better. Think 2025 Fat Albert for Christians and street thugs. There's a lesson for teenagers and young adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt its core, this novel explores what it means to build a family out of brokenness and how laughter, faith, and grit can transform even the hardest circumstances. It's ghetto, it's funny, it's sad, and it's real.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 146\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48535808213213,"sku":"9798902515616","price":31.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/0zjSlWER4S9798902515616.webp?v=1789034103","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-wonderful-dysfunctional-world-of-welfare-babiees-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}