Story of a girl's troubled childhood and coming of age.
A heart wrenching true story about growing up and coming of age under trying circumstances. Young Tina is forced to raise herself and her brother in Baltimore city while discovering how love changes your life forever. Told in a fashion that places you in the setting and brings your own life into perspective. Visit the places around the world as Tina joins the military on the run from the very thing that holds her a prisoner. Another can't put down read.
Excerpt
I don’t remember many hugs and kisses from Betty. I’m not sure exactly why we called our own mother Betty, but we did. Maybe it was because she didn’t really feel like a mother and was way too young when she started having babies to accept motherhood; let alone the responsibility that comes with the title. Really, what does a fifteen year old girl know about being a mother?
I watched the commercial. Just knowing the little I heard of your past experiences leaves me to believe there is a very interesting tale to be told. Many good stories are borne through one's own journey. I must remember to get a copy of this book. I'm sure what you've overcome can be a lesson for another. Oh yea, nice book cover as well.
Asa D Seeley, a young Afro American man, shares his struggle to leave his past behind as he reaches for his future. In his one-of-a-kind style, he searches for answers...from the visible & invisible. A Memoir in Poetical/Prose form.
On February 20, 2003, pyrotechnics at a rock club in West Warwick, RI set off a devastating fire that roared through the crowded club, killing 100 people and injuring hundreds more. Gina Russo was one of the survivors, and she retells her harrowing e
