“One summer I was homeless in L.A., when I was about fifteen, and I used to go to the library to get books. I would have books in abandoned cars, in the seats, cubby holes on the L.A. River, just to have books wherever I could keep them, I just loved to have books. And that really helped me. I didn't realize it was going to be my destiny; I didn't know I was going to be a writer.” KnowsBookUsedRealizingDestinyCarSummerRiversLibraryHolesSeatsAbandonedFifteenHomelessMy Destiny Author:Luis J. Rodriguez
“Eventually I went back to high school. I went to a coaching center in my neighborhood. I had to leave the homeless situation because it was so bad and I knew that I was falling deeper and deeper.” SchoolFallSituationHigh SchoolDeeperCoachingNeighborhoodHomeless Author:Luis J. Rodriguez