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Hear These Voices
Youth at the Edge of the Millennium
By Allison, Anthony C.
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-52545-353-6
- Publisher
- New York : Dutton Children's Books, c1999.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 1999
Gr 7-Up Compelling stories of teens at risk around the world. In their own words, these young people recount stories of homelessness, drug addiction, AIDS, alcoholism, rape, physical and emotional abuse, violence, and prejudice--obstacles that have made their passage into adolescence and adulthood heroic. Readers will hear the words of 14-year-old Muay in Thailand, sold by her stepfather when she was 10; "Daisy" in San Francisco, who discovered he was HIV positive; Irina, addicted to opium in Kiev;...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
