homeless teenagers

"Readers will find practical strategies to follow if they should suddenly find themselves homeless, addressing issues that include how to find shelter, food, and medical care and how to stay in school or find a job"--Provided by publisher.

"... shares the stories of teens who are homeless and live on the streets or in shelters, with or without their families"--Amazon.com.

To be without a permanent home is markedly upsetting for any person's wellbeing and development. This compassionate book balances personal anecdotes from real young people in troubled situations with valuable resources to help out anyone in such an unfortunate situation. Whether it's a friend in need or a reader personally dealing with this kind of crisis, there are easily applicable, real-world suggestions on how to stay off the streets or use the resources that are available for those who are homeless. Testimony from real voices informs this fundamental guide to street life safety.

Friday Brown and her mother Vivienne live their lives on the road, but when Vivienne dies from cancer, seventeen-year-old Friday decides to search for the father she never knew. Her journey takes her to a slum of orphans and runaways ruled by a charismatic leader named Arden. Now Friday can run from confrontation, or stay and fight for those she has come to love.

A movie based on a true story, in which the teenage daughter of drug addicts works her way out of homelessness and is accepted at Harvard University. Includes an interview with the real Liz Murray.

A young homeless runaway describes her life with other homeless teenagers who live in New York's subway tunnels.

Tina S. tells about her life as an alcohol and drug-addicted teenage runaway living in the tunnels beneath New York's Grand Central Station for four years.

Tom, a fifteen-year-old with amnesia living on the streets in Canada, plays a role in a First Nations father's search for his son and struggles to make his way to a performance of the opera "The Magic Flute," which holds a key to his past.