Access Denied follows a woman's lifelong transformation from a small girl escaping a life destined for crime, ignorance, and generational poverty and abuse to a successful adult. Her story grants the reader an insider's look at America's foster care system and its impact on a child's entire life. She shares her real-life experiences through the innocence of childhood to the confused and insecure adolescence to the instability of adulthood. Eventually, her negative experiences are overcome by her persistence to become a well-educated, compassionate adult fighting for the rights of America's abused and neglected children. The major themes within Access Denied have specific solutions included at the end of the book, giving every reader the opportunity to join Dr. Reddick's campaign to save, rather than store America's foster children.