Breaking night

By Liz Murray

Subjects: New york (n.y.), biography, Biography, Harvard University, Harvard university, biography, Large type books, Harvard university, alumni and alumnae, Universities and colleges, Homeless Persons, New York Times reviewed, Homeless persons, Child of Impaired Parents, Alumni and alumnae, Drug Addicts, Adult Children, Children of drug addicts

Description: The author offers an account of her journey from a fifteen-year-old living on the streets and eating garbage to her acceptance into Harvard, a feat that prompted a Lifetime movie and a successful motivational-speaking career.