Foreword

There is little doubt in most persons minds today that the juvenile runaway problem is a serious one indeed. Though it is hardly ever discussed to any great extent, we can sometimes read in the newspapers that the runaway rate is increasing every year despite our ever-heightening standards of living.

But perhaps a less-known but related problem is even more serious. Some parents have been known to kick their underaged children out of the house. What do these children do when all the doors are slammed shut in their faces? How do they survive?

Eighteen-year-old Donna Joe Edwards is one such innocent victim of this little-known facet of life. She learns that just plain living can be hard when she unwillingly leaves the safety of her parents' farm to tackle the adversities of Modern City life.

FARM GIRL IN HEAT -- the story of one girl's method of coping with an age-old problem.

-The Publisher