I have been to many cities that have young kids who have lost there homes and are now living on the streets. Todd lives in a suburb of new york and speaks frequently at schools. Drugs, sex, and rock n roll, those hallmarks of the summer of 1969, are all here, but theres so much more. Her street name is maybe she lives with a tribe of homeless teens runaways and throwaways, kids who have no place to go other than the cold city streets, and no family except for one another. Cant get there from here ebook written by todd strasser. Discussion of themes and motifs in todd strassers cant get there from here. What happend in the book cant get there from here by.
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Todd strasser born may 5, 1950 is an american writer of more than 140 youngadult and middle grade novels and many short stories and works of nonfiction, some written under the pen names morton rhue and t. It is about many kids that dont have homes and are living on the streets. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new.
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Todd strasser, author of the powerful and disturbing give a boy a gun, again focuses on an important social issue as he tells a thoughtprovoking, heartwrenching story of young lives lost to the streets, and of a society that has forgotten how to care. Buy a cheap copy of cant get there from here book by todd strasser. Oct 01, 2005 todd strasser has written many critically acclaimed novels for adults, teenagers, and children, including the awardwinning cant get there from here, give a boy a gun, boot camp, if i grow up, famous, and how i created my perfect prom date, which became the fox feature film drive me crazy. In 1990, todd moved with his family to westchester county, n. He is the author of more than 140 books for teens and middle graders including the bestselling help. Goodreads members who liked cant get there from here also liked. Cant get there from here provides a vivid portrait of being there all the time, on your own, on the street, in the filth of alleys and doorways, with the nightly fear of being preyed on and the daily tasks of survival. Strasser powerfully lays out the desperate realities of living on the street. The first edition of the novel was published in 2004, and was written by todd strasser. Read cant get there from here by todd strasser available from rakuten kobo. Cant get there from here isbn 9781439107539 pdf epub todd. Cant get there from here by todd strasser scholastic.
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