Breaking night / Murray, Liz

Liz Murray, who was homeless at the age of fifteen and had drug-addicted parents, reflects on how she overcame obstacles and eventually attended Harvard University.

Liz Murray, who was homeless at the age of fifteen and had drug-addicted parents, reflects on how she overcame obstacles and eventually attended Harvard University.

The author describes how she struggled as the child of two drug addicts, and was homeless at age fifteen but still managed to graduate from high school in two years, and win a "New York Times" scholarship that took her to Harvard University.

Liz Murray, who was homeless at the age of fifteen and had drug-addicted parents, reflects on how she overcame obstacles and eventually attended Harvard University.