Almost Lost: The True Story of an Anonymous Teenager’s Life on the Streets
Author: Beatrice Sparks
Who in his right mind wants to talk to a shrink? I don’t want to talk about anything. I don’t want to feel anything, taste anything … or anything. The lyrics “just dying to die” run around in my brain day and night…,,Fifteen-year-old Sam is in pain. He comes to the therapist’s office unwillingly, angry, depressed, and filled with guilt over his own self-destructive behav….Read More
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