The barefoot shoeshine boy
By: by Al Rivera ; as told to Susan Giffin
Contributors: Giffin, Susan
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Bloomington, IN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9781438921204; 9781438921211; 9781438921167
Subjects: Childhood and youth; Adult child abuse victims; Biography
Description: This is a the true story of Al Rivera, who was not the only boy who suffered from parental abuse and extreme poverty, but what makes his story unique was his daily determination to find food and shoeshine customers and to be positive with his life. He didn't whine, cry, complain, or daydream. He cheerfully went about surviving in a real world.