Theme: street life

Asphalt Angels

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A raw, poignant story of a band of Brazilian street kids who survive — if they can — by their wits alone. Asphalt Angels centers around a boy named Alex, a street child of 13 in Brazil who has been kicked onto the city streets by his stepfather after his mother dies. He is alone [...]

Descriptors: Brazil, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Theories of Relativity

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Sixteen-year-old Dylan Wallace is living on the streets not through any choice of his own, unlike some of the teenagers he meets in the same situation. He’s been cut loose by his unstable mother, and lost most contact with his two younger brothers. He has nothing but his backpack stuffed with a few precious belongings and [...]

Descriptors: Canada, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment