Can't Get There from Here (Paperback)

from Brittany30

The novel, Can't Get There From Here by Todd Strasser emcompasses the theme of hope and inner strength. In the begining, Maybe, tells of the struggles and hardship of being a teen living on the streets. She introduces her "family", the other teens who live with her in the tunnel in New York City....

from amtul.malik1

Can't Get There from Here by Todd Strasser has composed a riveting realistic fiction book aimed at teenagers regarding teen homelessness and the obstacles they endure within that lifestyle. The story is narrated through a 15 year old girl named Maybe who has run away from her abusive mother. Mayb...

from mrsdwilliams

A group of homeless teens band together to help each other survive on the streets of New York. The narrator, Maybe, left her abusive mother and feels that the street--dirty , cold, and brutal as it is--is the only place for a girl like her, a girl no one loves. Maggot says that living on the stre...

from mrsdwilliams

A group of homeless teens band together to help each other survive on the streets of New York. The narrator, Maybe, left her abusive mother and feels that the street--dirty , cold, and brutal as it is--is the only place for a girl like her, a girl no one loves. Maggot says that living on the stre...

from KarriesKorner

Todd Strasser doesn't miss a detail in this compelling story about a group of runaway and homeless teens. These kids are living a tough life and have no where to turn, but they all have some level of hope. Their friendships are realistic in a dark and dangerous world. Hope does resonant throughou...