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by Carissa Phelps (Author), Larkin Warren (Contribution by)
"Riveting . . . A genuinely important book that casts the problem of sex trafficking in America into stunning, heartbreaking relief." (Kirkus Reviews)
A School Library Journal Best Adult Book for TeensA Joan F. Kaywell Award Finalist from the Florida Council of Teachers of English 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 bestseller The Glass Castle, this memoir moves us through the power of its unflinching candor and generosity.
Author Biography
Carissa Phelps is an attorney, a social entrepreneur, and a youth advocate. She is CEO and founder of Runaway Girl, FPC, a California flexible purpose corporation.
Larkin Warren's recent book collaborations include Mary Forsberg Weiland's Fall to Pieces andElyn R. Saks's bestselling The Center Cannot Hold.
Number of Pages: 320
Dimensions: 0.68 x 8.4 x 5.51 IN
Publication Date: June 25, 2013
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Runaway Girl: Escaping Life on the Streets, One Helping Hand at a Time
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 5.8
Point Value: 14
