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Get to know some of Susie's distinctive
characters:
Based on real
people she knows from traveling nationwide,
reaching out to teens from alcoholic,
addicted, abusive and neglectful homes.
All her characters speak from true
experiences and share a common element,
they are all in emotional distress.
Julio - The Gangbanger: Joined
a gang at 14 and doesn't expect to
live beyond 18. None of his friends
have.
Jessica - The Cheerleader:
Desparately seeks her dad's
love and her mom to quit screaming
and yelling.
Tanya - Young Adult Woman:
Meets "the guy".
No matter that he can't keep a job
or quit drinking.
Nicole - Married to a drunk:
He doesn't come home when
he says he will and then he hits her
. . . again.
Angela - Drinking Grandma:
A drunk mother whose 14-year old daughter
has a baby, conceived while partying
under the influence.
Jenn - Fourteen Year-old
Party Girl: Getting high
to forget, she pays the ultimate price
for mixing alcohol, drugs, and sex.
Christalisa - Sixteen Year-old
Soccer Player: Her Grandpa
dies, the one adult she relies on,
her parents divorce and dad abandons,
and her best friend, Josh - a gay
friend being attacked on the Internet
- commits suicide. Any wonder she
is cutting on herself...
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