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Can't Get There from Here
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Can't Get There from Here (2004) (edit title/settings)

by Todd Strasser (Author) (edit contributors)

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Her street name is Maybe. 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. Abused, abandoned, and forgotten, they struggle against the cold, hunger, and constant danger. With... read more

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  • Tears: Tears is 12 years old and her real name is Nikki. She was sexually abused by her stepfather but her mother denies the claims. She and Maybe become good friends when they start living on the streets together. Tears goes to live with her grandparents in Virginia.
  • 2Moro: 2Moro is an HIV positive teen who lives on the streets of New York with the rest of the tribe. After being molested and abused for a long time 2Moro is very cautious.
  • Maybe: Maybe is a teenage girl living on the streets of New York. Her skin is unusually pigmented and was thrown out of her house by her abusive mother. She's constantly looking for food and shelter. She watches as her friends face illness and die. She becomes friends with a new member of their group, Tears. Maybe faces many hardships throughout her life. She learns to defend herself when no one else can defend for her.
  • Country Club: Country Club is found dead at age 22 in "Piss Alley", he died of alcohol poisoning and cold exposure. He and OG were known as partners in crime.
  • Officer Ryan: Add a description of this character.
  • Anthony
  • Bobby
  • Nikki
  • Laura
  • Officer Johnson
  • I. Forget
  • Jack
  • Rachel
  • Grammy Emma
  • Charles
  • Jesse
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First Sentence edit see section history

Maggot said we should go up to Times Square to watch the ball drop and pick some pockets, but we never got around to it.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 10 of 15 in 2008-2009 Iowa Teen Award. (authoritative list)

Preceded by Amazing Grace, and followed by Firestorm.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Todd Strasser (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0689841698
Page Count: 208

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