In this autobiography, Anthony takes the reader through his harrowing past of ending up homeless at age 13 in Washington, D.C., after the death of his grandmother and escaping being murdered by his mother with a meat cleaver one night due to her habitual drug use. Despite his undeserved past, he was able to earn his GED and leave a homeless shelter behind after getting acc
In this autobiography, Anthony takes the reader through his harrowing past of ending up homeless at age 13 in Washington, D.C., after the death of his grandmother and escaping being murdered by his mother with a meat cleaver one night due to her habitual drug use. Despite his undeserved past, he was able to earn his GED and leave a homeless shelter behind after getting accepted into a University in North Carolina in 2009. From being a 4.0 student and apart of numerous honor societies since freshmen year, Anthony prepares the reader to experience what it was like being homeless at age 13, to becoming one out of 14 homeless students in the country recognized by the United States of America's Interagency Council on Homelessness and being elected Student Body President of the university his junior year all while graduating Magna Cum Laude in the top percentile of his graduating class in year 2013. This is his story.
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Paperback
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96 pages
Published
December 1st 2013
by Step One Publishing
Quick, inspirational,yet sad story on a young brother who did survived terrible odds,being mistreated by the ones you are supposed to depend on,homelessness,and go on to work, get his GED, then go on to college,maintain a high average,run for and win Student Government President,and graduate Magna Cum Laude. what a story!!! and it's still ongoing, he is trying to get into law school. I believe he will. I say the book was quick, but I wish it was longer.