Adopting Joey: Sequel to Saving Joey - A True Life Story

The second book in the Joey’s Journey book series.

What happens after Joey was rescued from the snow and ice one wintry Chicago evening? Adopting Joey is a twenty-page illustrated children’s book. It continues the love story following Joey’s Journey. Adopting Joey is the story of Lori and Vester, a young married couple who are heartbroken because they could not have children of their own. After giving it much thought and prayer, they decide to share their love and lives by becoming foster parents. Lori and Vester visit the children in foster care at St. Vincent’s Orphanage and adopt a little boy named Joey.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Joseph K. Wood, a foundling. Abandoned as a newborn on the streets of Chicago, he would later be adopted from St. Vincent's Orphanage. Joseph became a teen leader in the tough neighborhood of Jeffery Manor. Since then he has grown and has held key leadership positions as a bank examiner with Illinois Commissioner of Banks, assistant director with the University of Chicago Booth School, head of recruitment at Walmart International and Deputy Secretary of State for the Arkansas Secretary of State Office. Joseph Wood is an elected official and currently serves in Arkansas as the Washington County Judge.

Wood is the author of two children's books, Saving Joey and Adopting Joey (Joey's Journey Series). He has written the forewords of two nonfiction books and he is currently writing his autobiography. He is also a 2017 Angels in Adoption honoree, recognized by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption (CCAI). The CCAI raises awareness about orphans and foster children in need of loving families.

Joseph lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with his wife June, daughters, and mother-in-law.

Paperback, 30 pages

Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 in

Written By: Joseph K. Wood

Recommend for Ages: 4-12 yrs