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Jan Crossen's 9 LIVES Trilogy is
a Gold Mom's Choice Award Winner for a Young Adult Series. It is opening minds and dialogues about alcohol,
drugs, adoption, and diversity, while raising awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.
The Mom's Choice Awards named Jan Crossen's 9 LIVES Trilogy, among the best in family-friendly
media products and services for 2009. The Mom's Choice Awards (MCA) is an annual awards program
that recognizes authors, inventors, companies, parents and other for their efforts in creating quality family-friendly media
products and services. Parents, educators, librarians, and retailers
rely on MCA evaluations when selecting quality materials for children and families. The MCA seal helps families
and educators navigate the vast array of products and services, and make informed decisions.
A first time author, Jan Crossen's fictional work was inspired by her adopted son, Josh, who suffers
from Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, an umbrella term to describe the physical, mental, emotional, and social problems caused
by prenatal exposure to alcohol. The trilogy targets preteens, teenagers, reluctant readers with low reading abilities,
foster, adoptive and birth parents, teachers, social workers, therapists, and those working with juvenile offenders, and the
homeless population.
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