This book broke my heart! Not only did it shatter me to read about a 4 year old who sees her parents shooting up drugs in the kitchen on a daily basis, having a mother that would steal her birthday money and squander all the welfare money just to score.What was even more upsetting is that these seem...
Liz Murray's life has been far from easy. During her childhood her drug addict parents spent their welfare checks on their next high, and during her teenage years she became homeless shuffling around to different friends' houses or sleeping in hallways. You would think that with all the setbacks in ...
What an amazing story that truly captures the reader right from the beginning. I've read other memoirs from girls who were homeless at one point and they all have a level of perseverance that is unheard of but Liz takes it to the next level. She reaches out to other people to help them when she can ...
Liz was brought up by drug addicted parents. They lived in a filthy apartment. Liz, herself, was filthy. She was picked on in school, and began to stay home as a result.Read her story about how she survived and how she got her life turned around and made it into Harvard. Very inspiring.
Liz Murray has fascinated me since I saw the Lifetime movie on her life "Homeless to Harvard: the Liz Murray Story". Being a former addictions counselor, who specialized in adolescent females, all statistics state that Liz Murray shouldn't have made it, yet she did, and it has fascinated me to deter...
I really love reading memoirs, and this one was no exception. Liz has an unusual story, growing up in New York, both parents drug addicts and eventually unable to take care of themselves. Liz finds herself homeless as a teen. What will become of her life? How does she pull herself up from the ge...
I had no idea who Liz Murray was but love a good memoir. Murray's childhood alone was enough trauma for three lifetimes and yet the hard knocks kept coming. I love Murray's writing and her strength to share her story. Some of the stand out moments included the time her teacher poured vinegar over he...
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