I got a nice 4-star review on Amazon.com and Goodreads. Judith compares the book to Willard Motley’s Knock On Any Door. Pretty cool!
Jo Sullivan helps a homeless boy, Chris, look for his missing girlfriend, carrying us deep into the Chicago’s underbelly where street kids struggle to survive. Their quest carries them deep into the macabre, where the homeless are fed into the sick ambitions of the rich. The stories of neglect and abuse that people her world are as real as the mystery of Lexie’s disappearance, and in the end, Borys creates not only a page turning mystery, but an authentic and moving picture of a bitter, harsh and cruel world, reminiscent, for me, of Willard Motley’s 1947 Chicago epic, Knock On Any Door, a story that moved me greatly back in the Fifties.
–Judith Kirsch, author of The Inheritors
Painted Black Rehash: Student Homelessness
To anyone who has thought “Why don’t they just get a job,” I’d like to direct you to this article and CBS news video about kids who are struggling to do just that.
It is unwise to assume that homeless person you see on the sidewalk is simply scrounging off everyone else. Many of the homeless are actively involved in furthering their education, searching for or participating in transitional programs, and yes, some even actually have jobs. You try working a part time job for minimum wage and see how much money you have left over for rent after feeding yourself.
Despite the odds, and how it may seem to someone who doesn’t look closely enough, they are working hard to improve their lives.
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