Telling the story of the disfunctional life of Kiara Johnson, 17 years old, mother in prison, father dead and brother a huge waste of space, only interested in making it big in the world of music.
There is so much in the book, all about growing up in a world that most of us know nothing about, the struggles that young people face and the indifference that the world shows them, the choices they have to make to get through, and the lifelong implications they can have.
I found this to book to be so powerful, yet heart-breaking. The fact that there are young children living on the edge like this with no safety net is truly unthinkable. Kiara has such positive intentions and dreams and has such a kind-heart and so much love to give but just falls into this life as she has no other choice and the treatment of her at the hands of her abusers is terrible. An unsettling but very good read
There is so much in the book, all about growing up in a world that most of us know nothing about, the struggles that young people face and the indifference that the world shows them, the choices they have to make to get through, and the lifelong implications they can have.
I found this to book to be so powerful, yet heart-breaking. The fact that there are young children living on the edge like this with no safety net is truly unthinkable. Kiara has such positive intentions and dreams and has such a kind-heart and so much love to give but just falls into this life as she has no other choice and the treatment of her at the hands of her abusers is terrible. An unsettling but very good read