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Runaways (9 found)
After running away and going into foster care, Daniel is determined to repair his relationship with his mother. (full text)
Ella's dad abuses her regularly from an early age, and she falls into the habit of running away. When she goes into care, she keeps AWOLing but tries to learn ways to stay. (full text)
Angel longs to have a good relationship with her mom. But they’ve never gotten along, and after foster care things are even worse.
The author rebels against the pressures of her parents, her religion, and mainstream culture.
At a youth shelter, the author gets connected with a good therapist who helps him release his anger.
Xavier, 13, runs away from an abusive home and lives on the streets. His street friends become his new family.
When a social worker threatens to put Shawan, 14, into foster care because his family can't control him, he runs away from home, lives on the streets, and falls into a life of crime. But when Shawan gets arrested, he finds he can't run from his painful past.
The author must make a very difficult decision after she gives birth to her son Gabriel, who was born as the result of a rape.
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