Essayist Hector Gonzalez concisely reasons in this book that teens need self-reflection, not lectures. This book skips the lectures and provides teen readers with several unforgettable, compelling first-person narratives about street and runaway life. Readers will learn about the factors that lead to teens being homeless, and what happens when they are subjected to life on the streets. What is Christmas like on the streets? Does abuse make teens homeless? What is life like as a male teen prostitute? Your readers will become informed about the startling streetlife of their peers.