![]() ![]() "Strasser's vibrant prose plunges young reads into Maybe's hard life, all without the use of profanity. "A true-to-life novel that should hold strong appeal for teen readers-and help keep them off the streets."- Bookpage "A powerful and disturbing look at the downward spiral of despair that remains too common for too many teens."- School Library Journal ![]() As the other kids start to disappear-victims of violence, addiction, and exposure-Maybe tries to help Tears get off the streets.if it's not already too late. With the frigid winds of January comes a new girl: Tears, a twelve-year-old whose mother doesn't believe her husband is abusive. ![]() Abused, abandoned, and forgotten, they struggle against weather, hunger, and constant danger. She lives with a tribe of homeless teens-runaways and throwaways, kids who have no place to go other than the cold city streets, and no family except for one another. About the Book The author of the powerful "Give a Boy a Gun" again focuses on an important social issue as he tells a thought-provoking, heart-wrenching story of young lives lost to the streets, and of a society that has forgotten how to care.īook Synopsis "A powerful and disturbing look at the downward spiral of despair that remains too common for too many teens ( School Library Journal)." Her street name is Maybe. ![]()
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