"Broad Shoulders,"

  • The Virginian-Pilot
  • August 17, 2010
  • By Susan White

A sweeping look at a high school student's life as he helps raise his two sisters while his mother works two jobs; White shows that a child's grace and determination can help assure a family's survival. She brings some clarity to the collision between housing policies and homelessness in a way that only good writers can.

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