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000453664 1001_ $$aPhelps, Carissa.
000453664 24510 $$aRunaway girl :$$bescaping life on the streets, one helping hand at a time /$$cCarissa Phelps with Larkin Warren.
000453664 260__ $$aNew York :$$bViking,$$c2012.
000453664 300__ $$a311 p. ;$$c24 cm.
000453664 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references.
000453664 5050_ $$aBelonging to somebody -- The people in the snow globe -- True self.
000453664 520__ $$aIn 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.
000453664 60010 $$aPhelps, Carissa.
000453664 650_0 $$aRunaway children$$zCalifornia$$vBiography.
000453664 650_0 $$aSexually abused children$$zCalifornia$$vBiography.
000453664 650_0 $$aProstitution$$zCalifornia.
000453664 7001_ $$aWarren, Larkin.
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