Runaway Girl: Escaping Life on the Streets

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Runaway Girl: Escaping Life on the Streets

â€œRiveting . . . A genuinely important book that casts the problem of sex trafficking inÂ AmericaÂ into stunning, heartbreaking relief.â€ (Kirkus Reviews)
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A School Library Journal Best Adult Book for Teens
A Joan F. Kaywell Award Finalist from the Florida Council of Teachers of English
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Carissa Phelps was a runner. By the time she was twelve, she had run away from home, dropped out of school, and fled blindly into the arms of a brutal pimp. Even when she escaped him, she could not outrun the crushing inner pain of abuse, neglect, and abandonment. With little to hope for, she expected to end up in prison, or worse. But then her life was transformed through the unexpected kindness of a teacher and a counselor. Through small miracles, Carissa accomplished the unimaginable, graduating from UCLA with both a law degree and an MBA. She left the streets behind, yet found herself back, this time working to help homeless and at-risk youth discover their own paths to a better life. Like the multimillion-copy bestsellerÂ The Glass Castle, this memoir moves us through the power of its unflinching candor and generosity.

Country	USA
Author	Carissa Phelps
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	Reprint
EISBN	9781101583708
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Penguin Books
Manufacturer	Penguin Books
NumberOfPages	318
PublicationDate	2012-07-05
Publisher	Penguin Books
ReleaseDate	2012-07-05
Studio	Penguin Books

Runaway Girl: Escaping Life on the Streets

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