Jimmy Wayne Barber and Ken Abraham
Never in one place for too long, three year old Jimmy and his four year old sister, Patricia, were at the whim of their emotionally unstable mother. She rarely had a job but always seemed to have a boyfriend, there was never enough money for food but the alcohol and drugs were always present. The siblings were exposed to abuse and neglect and learned to depend on each other. When Jimmy was thirteen, his sister was married off to an older man and he was abandoned at a bus station, both were left to defend for themselves. After that, Jimmy bounced around between group homes, foster care and living on the street.
The summer before his sophomore year, Jimmy was living on the street and doing anything he could to earn enough money to eat. One day while looking for work, he met a couple who had a powerful impact on him and changed his life forever.
This is an incredible story about one boy's will to survive against all odds and the difference one person can make.
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