Angel Blue Book
a Song of Redemption
A homeless foster kid finds redemption in Iraq. The true story of Forrest Lang — author, veteran, tattoo artist.
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He was left for dead by a world that looked the other way.
Forrest Lang was a child lost to the foster care system — exploited, beaten, and forgotten. From street corners to courtrooms, from addiction to awakening, he found his way to a war zone in Iraq and, eventually, to something that looked like a life.
He has rebuilt from nothing. Not once, but many times. Today he is a full-time tattoo artist, a national advocate, and the founder of SPARTA Peer Support, a secular peer support program.
Speaking
Raw, unflinching, and impossible to sit through unchanged.
Forrest does not deliver a polished keynote about resilience. He tells the truth about what happened to him, and what it took to choose life.
- 01Surviving Childhood Trauma
- 02Breaking the Silence
- 03Addiction, Relapse & Recovery
- 04Suicide Prevention & SPARTA Peer Support
- 05Resilience Under Pressure
- 06Foster Care & Aging Out
- 07Post-Traumatic Growth
- 08Leadership Through Adversity
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The Book
Angel Blue: A Song of Redemption
It begins with a child's battle against real-life monsters — the kind that fester in the deepest, darkest alleyways of the human mind. We all know they exist. Few dare to speak the truth about them.
For readers of A Child Called It and The Glass Castle. Every copy signed by Forrest.
Complete, unabridged text.
Full-color illustrations drawn by Forrest — this edition only.
A note before you read. Angel Blue deals directly with child sexual abuse, exploitation, addiction, and suicidal ideation. It is written with care and purpose, not for shock.
Both a warningYou are not alone. You are not broken.
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Podcast
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Forrest and Ryan on healthy ways to leave the comfort zone.
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