A Motherless Child

5 Star Review

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Editorial Book Review:

By LD Clarke

A Motherless Child is a story that quickly pulls you into the life of someone who is living without a mother. It is unique because it is brave and honest about this experience that many people don't talk about. Doug Knight shows how growing up without something can be hard, but also how resilience, self-discovery, and hope can come from even the worst situations. The book feels both very personal and very relatable from the first few pages.

Reading this book is an emotional journey. While you may feel sad, angry, or lost sometimes, you also feel calm, happy, and successful other times. You really feel like you're with Jaygile James Sullivan as Doug Knight writes about him. You learn new things, help him through hard times, and win little fights. How people act, the people they care about, and their own strengths shape who they are and how they feel.

They focus on loss, resilience, and personal growth. Not just Sullivan's story, the book speaks to anyone who has faced loss, hardship, or the need to build a support system. Clear, kind, and thoughtful, Doug Knight writes. His story jumps around between what happened and what he was thinking. With pictures and quiet parts, he makes readers feel like they are a part of the story, even though they aren't. The author may seem to be thinking slowly, but these thoughts make the memoir more emotional and meaningful.

Some of the best parts are honest stories about big events, hard times, and small wins that show how strong and growing you are. When you have an emotional or self-discovery breakthrough, you remember it for a long time. A Motherless Child, Doug Knight's autobiography, shows that anyone can get through tough times. Read it if you want to learn how to grow and understand how going through hard times can help you in the long run.

About the Author 

Doug Knight

Doug Knight was born in Laredo Texas and raised in the Jefferson County, Steubenville Ohio area. Doug has two daughters ages 18 and 20. He enjoys spending time with family and engages in camping trips as much as possible. 

Doug is a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) with a Master of Science (MS) in Criminal Justice and Corrections from Youngstown State University and has a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree with an Advanced Generalist specialization from Campbellsville University. Doug has been a youth counselor/mentor for 30 years working with youth as a wrestling coach, school social worker and with troubled youth and families as a juvenile probation officer. 

Doug recently retired as a Juvenile Probation Officer/Program Director of 27 years and immediately upon retirement became employed as a social worker for three years in a Jefferson County local school district. Knowing the importance of education and childhood development, Doug, as a school social worker, had the opportunity to extensively provide student/family support services with elementary students and families to ensure that they are engaged in services that encourage and enhance student wellbeing and in person learning routines. 

Doug was recently inducted into the Baldwin Wallace University Athletic Hall of Fame (Class of 2024 Male Wrestling) for his accomplishments as a NCAA student athlete from 1991 to 1995. 

Doug now resides in the Bradenton, Sarasota area of Florida to spend more time with his daughters and provide private therapeutic mentoring sessions for youth and families urgently pursuing healthy relationship pathways with each other.