Have you ever run away? Do you know anyone who seems to be struggling in life? Or anyone who is thinking of running away? The Throwaway Child my be a book for you. This is a book of a teenage runaway. Travel with Elizabeth Kay Shaw as she overcomes a life on the streets. Read her story of courage and survival and perhaps her life lessons will give you the courage and strength you need to not make the same mistakes. Elizabeth shares her story in this poignant memoir, in the hopes that it will help save others from living a life of hardship and pain.