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The lost and the found : a true story of homelessness, found family, and second chances
Audience Adults
Published 2025 by One Signal Publishers/Atria, New York
ISBN 9781668017111
Bib Id 1483607
Edition First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover edition.
Description xv, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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ISBN
9781668017111 (hardcover) $29.00
1668017113
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362.592 F
Title
The lost and the found : a true story of homelessness, found family, and second chances
Varying Form of Title
Lost & the found : a true story of homelessness, found family, & 2nd chances
Edition
First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover edition.
Publication Information
2025 by One Signal Publishers/Atria, New York :
Description
xv, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-260) and index.
Contents
Introduction: This is personal -- Part 1 -- Homeless central -- Rita : subterranean world in plain sight -- Surfer girl -- Beaches, boats, and freedom -- Homeless island -- "She had hit bottom" -- Part 2 -- Tyson : cardboard despair -- All the chances in the world -- Cool and smart and spiraling -- Hot guy on a slide -- Reaching into the void -- "He needs you" -- Get in the car -- He's cooked -- Part 3 -- Rita : a full smile -- Baron : rolling to hope -- Leaching out the street -- Panic -- To the stars -- Rita : "I've beaten worse" -- What matters -- Conclusion -- Note on methodology -- Acknowledgments -- How to help -- Notes -- Recommended reading -- Index.
Summary
"An award-winning journalist and Pulitzer Prize nominee who has covered homelessness for decades and spent extensive time on the streets for his reporting, Fagan experienced it himself as a young man and brings a deep understanding to the crisis. He introduces us to Rita and Tyson, telling the deeply moving story of two unhoused people rescued by their families with the help of Fagan's reporting, and their struggle to pull themselves out of homelessness and addiction, ending with both enormous tragedy and triumph. But [this book] is not just a story of individuals experiencing homelessness--it is also a compelling look at the link between homelessness and addiction, and [a] commentary on housing and equality"--
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