Bonnie and Her 21 Children: A Humorous Memoir by Her Husband, Fred Cappuccino

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Bonnie and Fred Cappuccino run the Canadian charity, Child Haven International. At 81 and 89 respectively, both are Members of the Order of Canada for their humanitarian work. Bonnie and Her 21 Children tells their incredible story of adopting 19 children (yes, thatÕs right, 19!) from around the world, along with raising two born to them. At the same time they were single-handedly raising their mini United Nations they also formed Families for Children, an adoption agency that brought many hundreds of children over from war-torn countries to loving Canadian homes (with a little help from none other than Pierre Trudeau). From marches in Selma, Alabama, to far-away Sri Lanka, the book tells a wonderful tale of the enchanting and headstrong Bonnie Cappuccino, a Canadian icon.

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