Carmen began her descent into the hell of drug addiction at the age of fourteen. This is her story. It begins with an unhappy home, a drunken father, and the discovery that a touch of marijuana relieves the pain for a while. She soon discovers that heroin works even better. It is not long before she, as have so many others before her, finds herself trapped by the narcotics that had at first appeared so friendly.
Through the horror of violence, prostitution, robbery, every form of deceit and fraud, Carmen struggles to escape. But she cannot, and after an agonizing withdrawal she finds herself more firmly hooked than before. John Benton has written a novel you will not forget. He has looked into the heart of an attractive, forlorn, and suffering girl—one very much like the many who have sought his help at Teen Challenge Girls' Home.
But the horror and degradation are only half the story. The other half is Carmen's discovery that the dedication of Christian people and above all the love of God can rescue her when every man-made program has failed You will know pain in this book but you will also see, in clear and realistic perspective, what the power of God is doing among today's dope-afflicted teenagers.
As I review these books, I will include a warning about the content of each book for readers who might not want to read about certain topics. The books have disturbing content that could be upsetting to some readers.
Content warning: physical abuse (hitting, whipping), homophobia, drug and marijuana use, prostitution, beatings (by hand and with chains)
I read this book some six months before preparing this post, so I don't remember most details. For that reason, I can't do a proper review.
The book contains a glossary so that readers will understand all the lingo used. Enlarge the images in order to see them clearly.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
From the back cover of Teenage Runaway:
SIXTEEN...
and on the road to nowhere. Her mother, her boyfriend, her doctor, all
wanted Becky to get an abortion. But something her minister said made
her pause—before she turned her back on the lot of them and
became a TEENAGE RUNAWAY.
Becky is of one of thousands... young
girls who are troubled, misunderstood, searching for happiness... caught
in a miserable, degrading spiral of sex, crime, and disillusionment.
Her heartbreaking true story contains an powerful, positive message for teenagers and their parents.
Content warning: abortion, rape, two suicide attempts (pills, slashed wrists), car theft
I do have one comment to make about my copy of the book. Tammie Vogel had no idea when she wrote her name on the front cover of her book that it would be immortalized in a blog post.
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