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Deceived by the woman who raised him, 17-year-old George found himself stranded in San Francisco, where for two harrowing weeks he lived in a tree. "I felt safer," he tells reporter Chris Cuomo, "because on the ground a lot of people could tamper with you." Dakota's story has disturbing parallels - she says she was abandoned by her mother in a parking lot at age 16. Featuring additional profiles of teens Rebecca and June, both of whom left home because...
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"Tina tells the story of her four years in the strange netherworld of Grand Central Station: her descent into crack addiction, being raped in the tunnels, her several arrests and jail terms, and her grief and guilt over the death of April, whom she'd come to love. Finally faced with the reality that she might not make it through one more day, Tina takes her first difficult steps towards a normal life." "With the help of a homeless advocate and his...
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Michael Oher is a homeless African-American teenager who is from a broken home. Mike is taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, Mike faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome-- as both a football player and student. Mike works hard and, with...
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