How Do I Escape When I'm Trapped in My Own Mind? (Hardcover)

Kris Jones is just fourteen when her mother suffers a stroke and slips into a coma from which she never fully recovers. A few years later, Kris's mom dies. The burden then falls on the shoulders of Kris's older sister to take care of the family, but the effort does not succeed. The family breaks apart, and amid the turmoil Kris must cope with attending a dangerous high school, longing to return to her Catholic school and the safety it provided. When Kris's grandma dies as well, Kris has no choice but to move in with her father. Though her instincts warn against the move, she has no idea that she's about to become a victim of child molestation. She soon finds herself in a foster home, and her father finds himself in prison. Despite battles with alcohol, drugs, and the legal system, Kris finds the will to keep chasing her dreams. She works and struggles, showing true courage when she comes out of the closet and starts living as openly gay. Today, she is free.

General

Imprint:	Iuniverse, Inc.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2011
First published:	July 2011
Authors:	Kris Jones
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	116
ISBN-13:	978-1-4620-3566-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Antiques & collectables > Books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	1-4620-3566-3
Barcode:	9781462035663

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