"Missing British Teen Alex Batty's Remarkable Journey Home After 6 Years"
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British teenager Alex Batty's decision to escape a "hippyish community" in France and chart his own path is commendable, according to Libby Purves in The Times. She argues that children should not be forced into molds and should have the freedom to make their own choices. Batty's courage to step away from parental eccentricities should be embraced, as he has used timeless teenage courage to shape his own future.
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- 'Alex Batty used timeless teenage courage to run to normality' The Week
- British boy returns home to UK after disappearing for six years CNN
- Teenager Alex Batty returns to Britain after being missing for 6 years and then turning up in France The Associated Press
- Alex Batty, missing British boy, found near Toulouse, France, six years later The Washington Post
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