@article{453664,
      recid = {453664},
      author = {Phelps, Carissa. and Warren, Larkin.},
      title = {Runaway girl : escaping life on the streets, one helping  hand at a time /},
      publisher = {Viking,},
      address = {New York :},
      pages = {311 p. ;},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {In this book is a story of triumph and a fierce  determination to give back. The author was a runner. By  twelve, she had run away from home, dropped out of school,  and fled blindly into the arms of a brutal pimp, who made  her walk the hard streets of central California. But 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. Miraculously, by the  time she turned thirty, she had accomplished the  unimaginable, graduating from UCLA with both a law degree  and an MBA. She had left the streets behind, yet her path  would eventually draw her back, this time working to help  homeless and at-risk youth find their own paths to a better  life. This is her own story, the tale of a girl who lost  herself and survived, against all odds, through the  generosity of strangers. It is an inspiring true story  about finding the courage to run toward healing and  summoning the strength to light the way for others.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/453664},
}