Walk to Beautiful

" Imagine yourself a thirteen-year-old hundreds of miles away from home, in a strange city, and you mom leaves you at a bus station parking lot and drives off into the night with her lover"

That was the opening line of the description of Jimmy Wayne's book Walk to Beautiful.  When I read that I had to reread it again.  What mother would leave their child alone hundreds of miles away from home, What mother would tell there child to go ahead and get on a bus, and head back home and find your sister.  Well just ask Jimmy Wayne. He will be able to tell you first hand.

This book is a must read. I wasn't able to put it down and soaked in every word.  As I read about is childhood and how he moved from one town to the next, leaving in very low income places and going sometimes days with out food to eat. Going in and out of foster homes, living on his own is early teens. My heart broke for him. Watching a man get stabbed right in front of him, A mother who is worthless and does nothing to help him against an abuse step father.   How could anyone survive this kind of lifestyle?  But Jimmy keep the faith and keep on moving, Until one day he finds his savior Bea and Russell Costner.  The Costner's change or should I say saved Jimmy's life.

Jimmy goes from a homeless kid down on his lucky to a very successful county star.  His life story is unfolded in this great book.  I would highly recommend it.
This book was giving to me by Thomas Nelson in exchange for an honest review.  This review is mine and mine alone.