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Anonymous Tip Paperback – January 1, 1996

3.0 out of 5 stars 16 ratings

Anonymous Tip is a novel that reveals a Child Protective Services system driven by jealousy, ambition, and drift toward ever-greater intrusion in the lives of families. Gwen and Casey rely on faith in the face of false accusations by a faceless accuser.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ B & H Pub Group
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 1996
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 470 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0805462937
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0805462937
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1 x 9 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #4,637,526 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2012
    To the homeschooling community, Michael Farris is legendary. He spends nearly all of his time fighting in courts for the rights of good parents to raise their kids unmolested. I have no doubt that this 'novel' was pieced together from true cases he's worked. For example the setting for this book takes place where arguably the worst case of contrived child abuse in the country's history occurred, which is Eastern Washington State.

    Given that background, one should look at this book primarily as an instruction manual for the parents that are interested in raising their kids to be responsible adults. If you want a really well-polished novel, then maybe Tolstoy or Jane Ear.

    This book alerts people to the army of 'social workers' that are out there, who look at themselves as 'child advocates' rather than family advocates, and does a great job of explaining who these people are, and how they look at traditional, loving, family, primarily how they look at families that properly discipline (i.e., spank) their kids. For me, it was nothing new, I went to college with these types of (future) social workers, partied with them, and fully learned what they think of traditional families.

    From reading the book, one learns right away that social workers are required to respond to anyone with a complaint, even if anonymous - and they will show up at your door to check your kid out. So if someone doesn't like you, maybe a co-worker (or an ex), you are always at risk of a 'visit' and if they see marks, or if you (or your kid) admits punishments of anything more than a timeout, you could be toast. So it's always in one's interest to lie to these people if you do spank, for example, and it's a good idea to teach your kid the same (we basically told our kid that if he talked about our at-home disciple, he'd get a new pair of parents - worked like a charm). Another critical thing to keep in mind, if visited, is the need to immediately get a pediatrician's exam showing that the kid has no marks (if that is indeed the case, if not...you're on your own). Parents are also warned that school teachers are required, by law, to report any 'incorrect parenting' to the authorities...something that I suspect most parents don't know.

    Now having said all this, the closest contact I've ever had with these social workers was a friend of my wife's who had their son taken away. Guess what...the parents deserved it (and we told them that), they didn't physically abuse the kid, but they totally neglected him while they were busy running their small business. So I do see both sides...and there are plenty of absolutely horrible parents out there. But there are also many, many, cases of huge numbers of absolutely perfect parents have been charged with felonies because of some of these social workers...

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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2016
    I gave it two stars because it's laughably bad, so at least you can laugh as you cringe. This book is just a giant scare tactic to convince Christian parents that CPS is dangerous and will do whatever they can to remove your children.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2023
    This is nothing more than a “how to abuse your kid and hide it from the authorities” manual. Absolutely disgusting. You aren’t persecuted you’re an abuser.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2014
    This is a very interesting, well written book with a great story. However, I am 75-80% finished with it and the story is starting to drag a bit. I would recommend it though. And I will buy another one of Michael Farris's books to give him another chance.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2010
    I'll attempt to keep my thoughts simple...this book was just ok...It's too far fetched (who really sues CPS & goes the whole way to the Supreme Court)and I didn't agree with how it was suddenly ok for Peter & Gwen to marry as soon as Gordon kicked the bucket, but it did make for an easy read.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2023
    I actually liked this book so much I am searching for additional books by this author years latter. I have ADHD and this plot kept it moving fast enough it held my interest.
  • Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2018
    A laughably bad scare tactic to convince hyper-conservative parents that they are persecuted, and that the evil government wants to take away their children.

    The scary part? People buy into this cult, and it has long-term effects for the children stuck in these households. These kids are taught to fear the “scary social worker” who might show up at their door ANY MINUTE to STEAL THEM AWAY.

    That’s not how social workers function. That’s not how LITERALLY ANYTHING WORKS.

    Kids who are taught to fear all adults outside their home and church have no way to report ACTUAL abuse happening in their home. And it happens.

    This book is dangerous, fundamentalist, BS.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2008
    This book denigrates the many hard working people out there trying to stop child abuse. It paints the mother as good and virtuous, and the child care people as a bunch of boozy floozies with no morals. This is ridiculous. No child care worker ever took a child away because of spanking, that's just pure hysteria. But hitting children is wrong and speaking out against it, whether by child care workers or neighbors or anyone else, is the brave, noble and yes moral thing to do.
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