Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard
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Breaking night (Urban slang) staying up through the night, until the sun rises Breaking Night is the stunning memoir of a young woman who at age fifteen was living on the streets, and who eventually made it into Harvard. Liz Murray was born to loving but drug-addicted parents in the Bronx. In school she was taunted for her dirty clothing and lice-infested hair, eventually skipping so many classes that she was put into a girls' home. At age fifteen, Liz found herself on the streets when her family finally unraveled. She learned to scrape by, foraging for food and riding subways all night to have a warm place to sleep. When Liz's mother died of AIDS, she decided to take control of her own destiny and go back to high school, often completing her assignments in the hallways and subway stations where she slept. Liz squeezed four years of high school into two, while homeless; won a New York Times scholarship; and made it into the Ivy League. Breaking Night is an unforgettable and beautifully written story of one young woman's indomitable spirit to survive and prevail, against all odds.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1401310591
ISBN13:9781401310592
Release Date:May 2011
Publisher:Grand Central Publishing
Length:352 Pages
Weight:0.67 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.1" x 8.0"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
One of the best memoirs I’ve ever read
Published by Cait , 3 years ago
This book blew me away, I could not put it down. Liz was brutally honest about her upbringing and truly painted the picture for you with every page. Liz is a true survivor.
Breathtaking!
Published by Chelle , 4 years ago
This book is inspiring! This is a heart wrenching story about a woman who overcame living on the streets.
This book is very inspirational!!
Published by patsy , 5 years ago
Everything in this book will inspire you to keep pushing and moving forward no matter how tough things get.
Great read, couldn't put it down.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 7 years ago
Liz showed amazing strength, fought her way out of poverty. Worth reading
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