Looking for XSmart and independent, 11-year-old Khyber lives with her mom, Tammy, a former stripper, and her autistic twin brothers in a poor Toronto neighborhood. Though she doesn't have a lot in common with her classmates, Khyber does have wonderfully eccentric friends: Valerie, Toronto's meanest waitress, and X, a homeless woman in hiding from the secret police. Despite having to deal with pompous social workers who make her mother cry and ignorant kids who make remarks about her brothers, Khyber manages to enjoy herself, poring over atlases, planning exotic journeys, and taking peanut butter sandwiches to X. But when Tammy decides to move her sons to a group home for proper care, Khyber's world starts to crumble. She fights with her mom and then gets expelled from school. To make matters worse, X suddenly disappears. Khyber sets out to find her in a wild all-night odyssey of self-discovery. (Amazon.com)
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2 comments:
I would develop more programs like Good Sheppard and YMCA offers to provide more options for the homeless. I would also create a program that would be more like a "Fresh Start" program to help the homeless with various resources such as finding permanent residences and career resources.
I would offer more guidance to the families of the homeless. Why are there so many teens on the streets. Their parents have to be more accountable.
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