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1) Somebody's daughter: the hidden story of America's prostituted children and the battle to save them
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They are America's forgotten children, the hundreds of thousands of child prostitutes who walk the Las Vegas Strip, the casinos of Atlantic City, the truck stops on interstates, and the street corners of our cities. Many people wrongly believe sex trafficking involves young women from foreign lands. In reality, the majority of teens caught in the sex trade are American girls--runaways and throwaways who become victims of ruthless pimps. In Somebody's...
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"Today, two cultural forces are converging to make America's youth easy targets for sex traffickers. Younger and younger girls are engaging in adult sexual attitudes and practices, and the pressure to conform means thousands have little self-worth and are vulnerable to exploitation. At the same time, thanks to social media, texting, and chatting services, predators are able to ferret out their victims more easily than ever before. In Walking Prey,...
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"Basing her observations on research with 140 children, most of them girls, from countries all over the globe, Gozdziak debunks many myths and uncovers the realities of the captivity, rescue, and rehabilitation of trafficked children. She shows, for instance, that none of the girls and boys portrayed in this book were kidnapped or physically forced to accompany their traffickers. In many instances, parents, or smugglers paid by family members, brought...
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Katariina Rosenblatt was a lonely and abused young girl, yearning to be loved, wanting attention. That makes her the perfect target. On an ordinary day, she met a confident young woman -- someone Kat wished she could be like -- who pretended to be a friend while slowly luring her into a child trafficking ring. A cycle of false friendships, threats, drugs and violence kept her trapped. As Kat shares her harrowing experiences, her ultimate escape, and...