10 best adult books for teens

9. Breaking Night, by Liz Murray

Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard,” by Liz Murray (Hyperion, 352 pp.) is the inspiring true story of how a young woman burdened by her parents’ drug addictions reclaimed her education and ambition.

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