Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard
Liz Murray · 2010; linked paperback edition, 2011
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1990s–2009 · Bronx and Manhattan, New York; Cambridge, Massachusetts
Liz Murray
The memoir and film behind Homeless to Harvard
Liz Murray experienced homelessness as a teenager in New York, returned to school and completed high school in two years. A scholarship helped her attend Harvard, where she graduated in 2009. Her memoir Breaking Night and the earlier television film recount her childhood, family relationships and pursuit of education.
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When1990s–2009
WhereBronx and Manhattan, New York; Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard
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Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
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Lifetime · 2003
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
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1 itemsUniversity at Buffalo · October 14, 2015
From Homeless to Harvard author to speak at UB
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