" I was clear at that moment that my mother, was going to kill me. Gasping for air, I tried to loosen the cord to no avail. The gushing blood from my head wound and the incessant throbbing created waves of nausea. I had to make my move. I was not going out like this. " Such is the life of Pablo and five other young people in Powerful People Powerful Lives. This book is a collection of fictional short stories inspired by the lives of amazing youth who are survivors of drug addiction, abuse, homelessness, physical challenges, and crimes words cannot describe. But, they all have one special thing in common: Gifts, some are empaths. Others have the gift of telekinesis and then there are those who are downright hilarious. Part Paulo Coelho, part Chicken Soup for the Soul with a dash of S.E. Hinton, the stories in Powerful People Powerful lives will inspire and move you to be powerful in your own life and in the lives of others.