Memoir of a girl raised by drug-addicted parents in the Bronx who becomes homeless and fights toward a brighter future.
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Memoir of a girl raised by drug-addicted parents in the Bronx who becomes homeless and fights toward a brighter future.
Liz Murray never really had a chance in life. Born to a drug-addicted father who was in and out of prison, and an equally dependent mother who was in and out of mental institutions, she seemed destined to become just another tragic statistic; another life wasted on the brutal streets of New York. By the age of 15, Liz found herself homeless with nowhere to turn but the tough streets, riding subways all night for a warm place to sleep and foraging through dump...
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Sexual abuse by a caregiver; some mature sexual situations
Street-life danger and physical hardship; little graphic violence
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Parents' heroin, cocaine, and drug addiction is central and pervasive
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Poverty, welfare, homelessness, and social-mobility themes
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Severe child neglect, sexual abuse, abandonment, and sustained deprivation
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