Julie Parker, Everything You Need to Know About Living in a Shelter. New York: Rosen, 1995. Parker discusses the many reasons a young person may end up living in a shelter, including running away. Issues such as how to cope with feelings about shelter life and the possible problems faced in such an environment are addressed. Includes photographs.

Renee C. Rebman, Runaway Teens. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2001. The author allows teen runaways to tell their own tales about life on the streets. Many of these stories have happy endings as the kids turn to different organizations for help.

Gail Stewart, The Other America: The Homeless. San Diego: Lucent Books, 1996. Four stories about life as a homeless person are presented. Marylin's story, for example, illustrates how a cycle of running away as a teen can lead to homelessness as an adult. Black-and-white photographs are included.

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