The web’s hit music station welcomes Selira V. Samanne on The Zach Feldman show. Samanne talks about her latest book “Journey From Midnight.” In the book, Samanne talks about her struggles being homeless at a young age and trying to fend for herself through her entire life. Samanne also mentions that We have to unite our many caring and concerned voices and hearts around world, to unite and join together to take our stand for what is good and right- to end the child homelessness crisis, once and for all. Listen to the full interview below! Read “Journey From Midnight” on Amazon.
Journey From Midnight: A True Story of Tragedy and Trauma, Overcome by Resilience and Determination After Falling Through the Cracks of the System Volume One
At eleven years old, she was a runaway making adult decisions no child should ever have to make.Journey from Midnight is Selira V. Samanne's true story of survival: a child on the streets, trading innocence for street smarts, and facing drugs, exploitation, and hunger long before she was old enough to understand them. It's raw, unflinching, and told without polish or apology.This isn't a story about being broken. It's about what stays unbroken. The trauma that could have ended her became the foundation of an indomitable spirit, and now she's telling the whole story so that someone else doesn't have to feel alone in theirs.Behind every statistic about youth homelessness is a child with a name, a history, and a reason they ran. Selira opens the door on the darkest chapters of her life to change how we see them.Inside, you'll find:A first-person account of life as a homeless youth, rarely told by the person who lived itThe unfiltered truth about survival, and the cost of itHard-won wisdom on resilience, asking for help, and treating obstacles as ground to be crossed15% of all proceeds support the JFM H.A.V.E.N. Foundation, helping homeless youth meet their needs and find a way forward.Everyone has a story. Some are written in midnight. This one leads out of it.Content note: includes depictions of child abuse, homelessness, drug use, and sex work.
