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"I ran away at 13, hitchhiked
all over the U.S. for two years, so I know what's it's like to live on the
road. And believe me, being homeless, starving, freezing, raped, beaten, and
nearly killed is no picnic. That's why I wrote, Run For Your Life, so teens
could learn from my experiences, running away is never the answer!" -Lisa
Freeman
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Lisa's Testimony
Lisa is on a mission to show teens how after running
all her life, she did a 90 degree turn and ran in a whole new direction--to
a better life!
~Recent Reviews~
"Run For Your Life
is a must read! Not only for teenagers who think life
would be better if they just ran away, but for all teenagers and parents as
well... "
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-Jamie Edson Opielski, Poet/Copy Writer
"You have certainly tapped
into an area that most teenagers can relate to... and parents of the
teenagers. Your story is intriguing and definitely leaves the reader wanting
more. You are definitely very talented and I look forward to reading more."
-Reviewer on
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Did you know that 1.6
million teenagers runaway from home every year?
That’s only the latest statistics taken by the
National Incidence Study for
Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Throwaway children (NISMART,
2002). Sadly, that number is growing at a rapid rate every year.
Why do teen’s runaway?
There can be a number of reasons. Out of the 115,000
calls handled by the National Runaway Switchboard, 36% report problems with
siblings, recent divorce, or remarriage issues. Other
top reasons include pressure from friends or a
romantic relationship, neglect or
emotional mistreatment and problems with school officials.
The NISMART study shows that
children age 15 to 17 make up nearly two-thirds of the
entire runaway or throwaway population.
And of the more than 1.6 million runaways, 71
percent are in danger of encountering hard drugs and substance abuse,
criminal activity and sexual or physical abuse.
Statistics show that:
Is this what we want for
our teens coming up today? I don’t think any parent, teacher, or school
official ever wants one child/teen to fail at life—let alone 1.6 million. So
let’s stand together and put a stop to this nonsense once and for all.
I would like to offer hope and life to this desperate
young generation through my new release novel “Run For Your Life.” Being a
runaway myself from the ages of 13-15, I can relate to what troubled teens
feel, think, and want. And by allowing them to see/read all the horrible
things I faced (digging through garbage bins to survive, working at low-life
jobs, begging on street corners, nearly freezing to death, and jumping into
cars with anyone—even rapists, convicts and murderers), I’m certain they
won’t want to leave home. In fact, I think they will be running in a whole
new direction—to a better life.
My goal is also to reach
out to parents. Having four teens of my own I can relate. It’s obvious there
are no perfect teens, and unfortunately there are no perfect parents, but if
both parents and teens learn to work together and make better choices, I
believe they’ll discover as my children and I have—a whole new life—and a
quality life at that!
