Introduction -- "If they find me, they'll kill me" -- "I got no place to go" -- "I'm glad the pimps don't like us ..." -- "'We all live in a box, ' he said" -- "'How long have you been living in this car?' I asked. 'Nine months, ' he said" -- "God, I can't believe they did this to me!" -- "She said those other kids were worth more than me" -- "I can't do this for my mother anymore" -- "'I ain't got no one, ' she said" -- "My boyfriend beats me up sometimes if I don't do what he tells me" -- "'I'm a little short of cash today, ' he told me" -- "Every time they got drunk I got beaten ..." -- "I really would rather rot out here than go back to them" -- "I want to go back where I belong" -- "'I'm going to be a nurse, ' she declared. 'I'm going to make it.' I'm sure she is" -- "I made this promise to God ..." -- Epilogue -- A call to faith -- Dear Covenant House ... -- Where do we go from here? -- Family survival guide.