The Boy Who Carried Bricks: A True Story (Older YA Cover)
by Alton Carter
Publication Date: Nov 03, 2015
List Price: $14.00
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
Target Age Group: Young Adult
ISBN13: 9781937054199
Imprint: Roadrunner Press
Publisher: Roadrunner Press
Parent Company: Roadrunner Press
Abandoned by his father, neglected by his mother, shuttled between foster homes and a boys ranch for most of his formative years, a young man refuses to succumb to the fate that the world says should be his. Alton Carter does not mince words as he describes a childhood full of violence and hunger and isolation. Early on, Alton decides he wants a “normal life”—even if that means standing up to abusive relatives and being teased by his siblings and their friends. Along the way, he keeps an eye out for those who might help to lighten the load, never losing hope that such people exist.