It is an autobiographical book about a girl who grew up in an isolated Mormon family in the mountains of Idaho. Her parents did not believe in education, medicine, or the government, so Tara never went to school and never received medical care. But over time, a desire to learn begins to grow within her — and step by step, she breaks free from this closed world.

While reading, you feel a kind of gentle pain: you watch a person emerge from darkness without hating those who put her there. The book leaves you with a sense of gratitude for the ability to learn and to be yourself.

It is a memoir about a childhood filled with chaos, love, and survival. Jeannette and her siblings grew up in a poor, nomadic family: their father was a charming dreamer and an alcoholic, and their mother was an eccentric artist who didn’t know how to care for her children. From an early age, they learned to rely only on themselves.

Despite poverty and instability, Jeannette holds on to her love for her parents and dreams of a different life. While reading, you feel both warmth and sadness — as if you’re looking at old photographs where pain and love exist side by side in every frame.

It is a memoir about a girl who grew up in a family with addicted parents in the Bronx. From an early age, Liz faced poverty, hunger, and homelessness, yet she managed to keep her inner strength and curiosity about the world. After her mother’s death, she was left on her own, living on the streets of New York, sleeping in subway stations, and still continuing her studies.

Over time, Liz found a path to education — she enrolled in an alternative high school and later earned a scholarship to Harvard. Her story is not just about survival but about how a person can choose hope even when surrounded by despair.