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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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Exposes the problem of child prostitution in the United States, sharing stories of American girls caught in the sex trafficking trade, and introduces police officers and activists who are trying to protect and rescue these young victims.
2) Taxi driver
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Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city. When Travis meets pretty campaign worker Betsy, he becomes obsessed with the idea of saving the world, first plotting to assassinate a presidential candidate, then directing his attentions toward rescuing 12-year-old prostitute Iris.
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HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2011
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277 p. ; 24 cm.
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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...
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