Memoirs of a Runaway.Memoirs of a Runaway Michael Kennon Outskirts Press 10940 S. Parker Rd--515, Parker CO 80134 9781432719913, $10.95, www.outskirtspress.com What makes a child flee home and opt to live on the streets in a state of homelessness? "Memoirs of a Runaway: A Story of Hope" is a combination of two true stories, author Michael Kennon's time as a teenage runaway, and his interview with a thirteen year old girl who has followed down a similar path filled with sex, drugs, and violence. Although downtrodden down·trod·den adj. Oppressed; tyrannized. downtrodden Adjective oppressed and lacking the will to resist Adj. 1. in theme, the book lives up to its subtitle sub·ti·tle n. 1. A secondary, usually explanatory title, as of a literary work. 2. A printed translation of the dialogue of a foreign-language film shown at the bottom of the screen. tr.v. and offers some hope that there is light at the end of the darkest of tunnels. "Memoirs of a Runaway: A Story of Hope" is a deftly compiled and highly recommended set of stories, a top pick for community library memoir shelves and for any who want to empathize em·pa·thize v. To feel empathy in relation to another person. with this tortured souls Tortured Souls, also known as Clive Barker's Tortured Souls, is a series of six action figures and a starring the characters of the series. Distributed by McFarlane Toys on July 2001, the series included six monsters designed by horror author Clive Barker. . |
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