Paul Enrique Knowlton Paul Enrique Knowlton and his siblings, first-generation Cuban Americans, entered the New Jersey foster care system in 1965. They remained there until they were reunited ten years later. The reunion was short-lived, because each of them left home while still teenagers. In the years that followed, these teenagers scattered and struggled. But in the decades that followed, these adults bonded and prospered.

Paul, now an attorney practicing in Atlanta, has spent over twenty years gathering pieces to this puzzle: What do foster kids need to know to overcome their harsh beginnings and make successful transitions into adulthood? Almost forty years after entering foster care, he returns to that world, this time voluntarily and without fear. This time, he knows the answers to that puzzle, and is ready to share them through his book, The Original Foster Care Survival Guide.

As he explains, "the transition to adulthood is difficult even under the best of conditions, and it's all but impossible if you don't have help. Now, within the pages of The Original Foster Care Survival Guide, a foster kid or former foster kid can turn to Sage and Peter for the critical guidance needed to overcome and prosper. With access to this unique combination of wisdom, none of us foster kids-present or former-ever again have to wonder, 'What do I need to do to get out of this mess?'"