Criminal of poverty : growing up homeless in America /
Gray-Garcia, Lisa.
Criminal of poverty : growing up homeless in America / by Tiny, aka Lisa Gray-Garcia. - San Francisco : City Lights Foundation, c2006. - xix, 287 p. : ill. 22 cm.
Eleven-year-old Lisa becomes her mother's primary support when they face the prospect of homelessness. As Dee, a single mother, struggles with the demons of her own childhood of neglect and abuse, Lisa has to quickly assume the role of an adult in an attempt to keep some stability in their lives. "Dee and Tiny" ultimately become underground celebrities in San Francisco, squatting in storefronts and performing the "art of homelessness." Their story, filled with black humor and incisive analysis, illuminates the roots of poverty, the criminalization of poor families, and their struggle for survival."www.shlefari.com"
9781931404075
Homelessness--United States.
Poverty--United States.
HV 4505 / .G792 2006
Criminal of poverty : growing up homeless in America / by Tiny, aka Lisa Gray-Garcia. - San Francisco : City Lights Foundation, c2006. - xix, 287 p. : ill. 22 cm.
Eleven-year-old Lisa becomes her mother's primary support when they face the prospect of homelessness. As Dee, a single mother, struggles with the demons of her own childhood of neglect and abuse, Lisa has to quickly assume the role of an adult in an attempt to keep some stability in their lives. "Dee and Tiny" ultimately become underground celebrities in San Francisco, squatting in storefronts and performing the "art of homelessness." Their story, filled with black humor and incisive analysis, illuminates the roots of poverty, the criminalization of poor families, and their struggle for survival."www.shlefari.com"
9781931404075
Homelessness--United States.
Poverty--United States.
HV 4505 / .G792 2006
