The finely drawn characters capture readers’ attention in this debut.Īutumn and Phineas, nicknamed Finny, were born a week apart their mothers are still best friends. Examining the ties that bring people together and force them apart, this is a harsh and honest view of homeless teen life in the city of angels.
The author’s note offers resources for both at-risk and street teens. Calculated emotionless presentation of the street-sex trade helps communicate the bleak circumstances in which many homeless youths find themselves this contrasts nicely with the burgeoning relationships that develop between the teens, especially Squid’s passion for a family. With characters ranging in age and experience, the narrative cohesion could easily deteriorate, but skillful blending by the author prevents such muddling. Rather than alternating the narrator each chapter, Blank gives each voice its own section in turn. When 12-year-old Eeyore gets caught up in drugs and prostitution, Tracy has a chance to redeem them both. Through Tracy, a junk-addicted porn star, Eeyore, Rusty, Squid, Critter, Scabius and Laura form a rough community with its own dynamics and hostilities.
Boredom, family issues and sexual abuse led them away from home, and now seven teens struggle to survive on the streets. Urn:oclc:857331184 Republisher_operator Scandate 20120113082553 Scanner streets of Los Angeles offer an escape to a group of teenagers. OL5733176W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 91.98 Pages 264 Ppi 514 Related-external-id urn:isbn:1423106431 Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 17:13:20 Boxid IA170101 Boxid_2 CH104701 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donorīostonpubliclibrary Edition 1st ed.
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