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Author
Series
Men of the sisterhood volume 4
Language
English
Description
When the call comes, the Men of the Sisterhood drop everything to help their friends. This time it's Cyrus, their four-legged hound dog and unofficial mascot. While member Joe Espinosa is driving along an isolated country road with Cyrus in tow, he catches a glimpse of movement in the woods bordering the road and notes Cyrus pawing desperately at the car window. As soon as he pulls over to investigate, Cyrus bolts out the door and leads Joe to three...
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The book is a compilation of five true stories of adults (4 woman & 1 man) trafficked as children. Each story is preceded by an overview of the type of trafficking the story addresses and followed up by a statement from the survivors themselves. The purpose of the book is to provide insights on how American children are taken captive and often coerced to remain in a lifestyle of commercial sexual exploitation. All profits from the book will be distributed...
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Describes how the author's three-month service as a volunteer at the Little Princes Orphanage in war-torn Nepal became a commitment for advocacy and reform when he discovered that many of his young charges were victims rescued from human traffickers.
Author
Series
Colección Andanzas. Crónicas volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Español
Description
"El velo de la impunidad es una red que lo cubre todo en Tenancingo,Tlaxcala, esa pequeña porción de tierra en donde los proxenetas han hecho de su <> un negocio familiar y rentable a expensas de niñas, adolescentes y jóvenes que, engañadas o secuestradas, sucumben ante promesas de amor; y más tarde, victimizadas y ultrajadas, terminan sometidas por miedo a perder algo más que su dignidad. Los testimonios permiten observar, con lupa, ...
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
This is a deeply moving story by a survivor of the commercial sex industry who has devoted her career to activism and helping other young girls escape "the life". At thirteen, British-born Rachel Lloyd found herself caught up in a world of pain and abuse, struggling to survive as a child with no responsible adults to support her. Vulnerable yet tough, she eventually ended up a victim of commercial sexual exploitation. It took time and incredible resilience,...
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Language
English
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"Based on a true story--Nine-year-old Jai watches too many reality police shows, thinks he's smarter than his friend Pari (even though she gets the best grades), and considers himself to be a better boss than Faiz (even though Faiz is the one with a job). When a classmate goes missing, Jai decides to use the crime-solving skills he has picked up from TV to find him. He asks Pari and Faiz to be his assistants and together they draw up lists of people...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"A former sex trafficking victim argues that thousands of children across the United States are at risk of being sold into prostitution, and shows how popular culture is fuelling this dangerous trend"--
"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...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Teenagers have to prove themselves repeatedly, to peers, parents, teachers, mentors, and, ultimately, to themselves. But these kids are not just normal teenagers. They are teenage superheroes. How much harder will it be to prove themselves in a world of super powers, super villains, and super secrets? The members of Young Justice, Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Superboy, Miss Martian, and Artemis will find out whether they have what it takes to be a...
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
When a tsunami rages through their coastal town in India, 17-year-old Ahalya Ghai and her 15-year-old sister Sita are left orphaned and homeless. As they struggle to reach the safe haven of the convent where they attend school, they are abducted by human traffickers and thrust into a hidden world of sexual violence and illicit commerce, where the most valuable prize is the innocence of a child. Halfway across the world, in Washington, D.C., attorney...
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Award-winning author Abby Sher tells the riveting story of three survivors of sexual slavery. These three women could easily have been voiceless victims, lost to the horrors of their own histories. Instead of running from their pasts, they choose to help those still caught in the system. It sends the powerful message that, even in the most tragic circumstances, the unwavering hope and compassion of the human spirit can and will shine through. Teens,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In 1954, in a remote mountain village in South America, a four-year-old girl was abducted, and then abandoned deep in the jungle. That she survived is a miracle. Two days later, half-drugged, terrified, and starving, she came upon a troop of capuchin monkeys. Acting entirely on instinct, she tried to do what they did: she ate what they ate and copied their actions, and little by little, learned to fend for herself. So begins the story of her five...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
Learning that her grandmother was a victim of the corrupt Tennessee Children's Home Society, attorney and aspiring politician Avery Stafford delves into her family's past and begins to wonder if some things are best kept secret.
"Aunque la vida nos lleve por diferentes caminos, el corazón siempre recuerda a donde pertenece. Memphis, 1939: Rill Foss y sus cuatro hermanos pequeños disfrutan de una infancia mágica en su casa-barco en el Misisipi....
17) I kick and I fly
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"On the outskirts of the red-light area in Bihar, India, Heera is living on borrowed time until the day her father decides to sell her into the sex trade to repay his loans. It is, as she's been told, the fate of all women in Girls Bazaar to end up there. But what if she can learn to fight back against 'fate'? When a local hostel owner presents her with the opportunity to practice kung fu, Heera begins to learn that her body isn't an object to be...
18) Truth or dare
Author
Series
Men of the Sisterhood volume 6
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When the call comes, the Men of the Sisterhood drop everything to help their friends. This time it's Cyrus, their four-legged hound dog and unofficial mascot. While member Joe Espinosa is driving along an isolated country road with Cyrus in tow, he catches a glimpse of movement in the woods bordering the road and notes Cyrus pawing desperately at the car window. As soon as he pulls over to investigate, Cyrus bolts out the door and leads Joe to three...
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"For years, it was an open secret that Pornhub was infested with child sexual abuse material, revenge porn, and illegal content. The billion-dollar website's executives happily took advantage of how difficult it was to moderate and discipline criminals, and for years they were rewarded financially. That is, until activist Laila Mickelwait decided to do something about it. Takedown is a shocking expose of the criminal inner workings of the world's...
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