Why Don’T I Fit In?: How Pouchie Survived

By Priscilla Andrea Sobremonte

The book is a childrens book to help understand children who have been placed in homes away from their family of origin. It aims to help caregivers understand the displaced childrens perspective, hence the dog pound and foster care and authorities and ASPCA.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jan 31, 2018
• ISBN: 9781546225348

Priscilla Andrea Sobremonte

Priscilla Andrea Sobremonte was born at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix Arizona, known as the Valley of the Sun. She was the second child of Anacleto Sobremonte and Andrea Sobremonte. Erlinda was 12 years older than Priscilla. As in may stories there was early tragedy and life struggles to content with. Priscilla was optimistic and could look towards the optimistic side of life. Priscilla joined the United States Airforce at the age of 20 due to patriotism and a desire to attend higher education. Priscilla obtained Associate Degrees one in General Curriculum from the University of Maryland European Division and the other from Community College of The Air Force. Bachelors Degrees Social Sciences with Major in Psychology (BA) Chapman University and Healthcare Administration (BS) University of Illinois at Carbondale. After leaving the United States Airforce she obtained a Masters in Social Work from California State University Stanislaus. Priscilla has worked with severely emotionally disturbed children and adolescents, Foster Care Agencies, County Mental Health, Prison Correctional Health, Methadone Regional Clinical Director, Private Practice (Solutions Focused Behavioral Health), and inpatient mental health. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California and a surveyor for a National Correctional Accreditation Agency. Priscilla is a survivor of two episodes of cancer 2012 and 2017. Priscilla currently lives in the East Bay in California and works with veterans.

Book preview

2018 Priscilla Andrea Sobremonte. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system,

or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

Published by AuthorHouse 01/17/2018

ISBN: 978-1-5462-2533-1 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5462-2534-8 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018900763

Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models,

and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

13050.png

Contents

About the Author

Introduction

Pomeranian

Boxers

Rottweiler

Great Dane

This children’s story is

dedicated to the memory of my only beloved sister, Erlinda Sobremonte-Mendoza. She began her life November 9, 1946, and died tragically