According to the National Poverty Center, in 2010, 16.4 million children, or 22.0 percent, were poor.  Living in poverty could lead to a lot of other major consequences that could potentially affect your entire life. For example, young children growing up in poverty are more likely to have lower cognitive abilities and school achievement and impaired health and development. Living in poverty also leads to lower wages later on in life. Overrepresented in the chronic poverty statistics are female-headed households, children, and African Americans. Children raised in poverty, even when they are born healthy, are on a downhill slide. They show gradual declines in mental, motor, and socio-emotional development. (http://www.gtcuw.org/blog/2012/06/25/785/long-term_poverty_long-term_impact)

My Book: Her: A Memoir

The two twins were raised in poverty by their determined single mother. Even though they succeeded later on in life, they are still haunted by the past childhood memories. She knows that the chances of her surviving after her twin dies, are very slim. This story will portray the challenges she has to face and it all started from them living in a very poor environment.