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In the bestselling tradition of such family portraits as Brooke Hayward's Haywire and Christopher Dickey's Summer of Deliverance comes a disarmingly candid memoir from the youngest son of Martin Luther King, Jr. Dexter King was only seven when an assassin's bullet took his father's life...

The Third Shift is a compelling, inspirational self-help memoir, a timely and touching addition to the class. It tells the story of Scooty, as she journeys to reconcile her life's purpose and comes to terms with her identity in the face of the extreme adversity delivered to her. Despite being molested as a child and impregnated as a teenager, Scooty discovers the beauty of the world as a mother in Pennsylvania and grows to lead a life full of love, hope, and courage, as she was destined to. An honorable relationship with God is the most important relationship.