Beating the odds: stories of unexpected achievers (Teen Issues Ser.)
Health and medicine, Psychology, Social issues
Human-narrated audio
Summary
The author presents the stories of eleven teenagers who are trying to succeed despite tremendous problems in their lives. Interspersed among these first-person accounts from teens who are homeless, pregnant, abused, addicted, or imprisoned are comments from adults who work… with young people and who offer advice on success. For Junior and senior high readers. 1991.