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These are quick short chapters with powerful impacts laced in every turn of the page.
"At age 14, I ran away, but not from home because I never had one, to begin with. At school, I participated in every sport, club, and after-school activity so that when the other kids finally left, I could settle in for the night by my locker. I spent my childhood dealing with gangs, drugs, violence, and my mother's mental illness, but the real enemy was always poverty."
Y.A. Salimu almost feels too grown-up in this YA memoir as his compelling story occasionally shifts from a gripping novel to the raw ego, putting the reader right there in the city with him.
While there is language, sexual themes, and a full blown rape scene, did he “really” have to include the police report? All of these are necessary and never done for shock factor.
"At age 14, I ran away, but not from home because I never had one, to begin with. At school, I participated in every sport, club, and after-school activity so that when the other kids finally left, I could settle in for the night by my locker. I spent my childhood dealing with gangs, drugs, violence, and my mother's mental illness, but the real enemy was always poverty."
Y.A. Salimu almost feels too grown-up in this YA memoir as his compelling story occasionally shifts from a gripping novel to the raw ego, putting the reader right there in the city with him.
While there is language, sexual themes, and a full blown rape scene, did he “really” have to include the police report? All of these are necessary and never done for shock factor.