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The Family Nobody Wanted is a 1954 memoir by Helen Doss (née Grigsby). It retells the story of how Doss and her husband Carl, a Methodist minister, adopted twelve children of various ethnic backgrounds (White Americans, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Mexican, and Native American).
- Helen Grigsby. Doss
- 1954
Mar 19, 2021 · Doss's charming, touching, and at times hilarious chronicle tells how each of the children, representing white, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Mexican, and Native American backgrounds, came to her and husband Carl, a Methodist minister.
Jun 21, 2023 · The Family Nobody Wanted. by. Helen Doss. Publication date. 1954-01-01. Publisher. Peoples Book Club. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
xli, 274 p. ; 22 cm. An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon.
The Family Nobody Wanted, which inspired two films, opened doors for other adoptive families and was a popular favorite among parents, young adults, and children for more than thirty years. Now this edition will introduce the classic to a new generation of readers.
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Feb 19, 1975 · The Family Nobody Wanted: Directed by Ralph Senensky. With Shirley Jones, James Olson, Katherine Helmond, Woodrow Parfrey. A minister and his wife take in poor and troubled children that nobody else wants, and soon they find themselves with a family of more than a dozen kids.
Dec 1, 2014 · The Family Nobody Wanted, which inspired two films, opened doors for other adoptive families and was a popular favorite among parents, young adults, and children for more than...
