Breaking Night: A Memoir By Liz Murray

When Liz Murray’s mother died of AIDS, she took control of her own destiny and went back to high school, often completing her assignments in the hallways and subway stations where she slept. While homeless, Murray squeezed four years of high school into two, won a New York Times scholarship, and made it into an Ivy League school. This is an unforgettable and beautifully written story of one young woman’s indomitable spirit to survive and prevail, against all odds.

Submitted by Nancy Ferer, AAUW Northwest Bergen (NJ) Branch