![]() ![]() ![]() This is a serious problem that needs to be stopped. In America 1.5 million teens run away from there home each year, along with 1 million teens who are kicked out or abandoned by their parents. ![]() ![]() She wanted to start an awareness of homeless teens. Jessica Blank wrote this book to have a purpose. Some it is drugs, while others it is the feeling of being wanted and appreciated. Each teen struggles with a certain addiction. Eeyore is just a twelve year old girl that ran away from her privileged life holding a secret she was too ashamed to tell. Blank focuses on the fact that runaways aren’t limited by age. It is clearly shown that Blank wanted to get the reader to imagine what is going through a homeless teens head when they leave home, and what they do to survive. She is the thread that ties them all together. But as each tells their story the reader learns that Tracy has an underline role in the story. Each teen tells their part of the story, giving the reader a unique view of each of their battles to survive. The characters, Eeyore, Rusty, Squid, Scabius, Critter, Laura and Tracy, all find themselves on the streets of L.A and for awhile, call it home. (275)Īlmost Home, by Jessica Blank, is a raw, eye-opening story of seven teenagers trying desperately to find where they belong. ![]()
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