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Girls Like Us
Rachel Lloyd
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Description for Girls Like Us
Paperback. At thirteen, 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. This title presents her portrait. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 204 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220.
At thirteen, 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, but finally, with the help of a local church community, she broke free of her pimp and her past. Three years later, Lloyd arrived in the United States to work with adult women in the sex industry and soon founded her own nonprofit-GEMS, Girls Educational and Mentoring Services - to meet the needs ... Read more
At thirteen, 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, but finally, with the help of a local church community, she broke free of her pimp and her past. Three years later, Lloyd arrived in the United States to work with adult women in the sex industry and soon founded her own nonprofit-GEMS, Girls Educational and Mentoring Services - to meet the needs ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780061582066
SKU
V9780061582066
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About Rachel Lloyd
Rachel Lloyd is the founder and executive director of GEMS, Girls Educational and Mentoring Services. The recipient of numerous fellowships and honors, including the prestigious Reebok Human Rights Award, Lloyd was a leading advocate for the Safe Harbor for Exploited Youth Act, which made New York the first state to protect, not prosecute, sexually exploited children. She lives in New ... Read more
Reviews for Girls Like Us
"Riveting... [Lloyd's] passionate, persuasive arguments for recognition and protection give a voice to the thousands of girls all around us who work and suffer in near invisibility."
Corrie Pikul, Elle "Fascinating and moving."
Marie Claire "Heartbreaking... But the book is also at times funny, bawdy, and optimistic, as is Lloyd herself."
Jennie Yabroff, Daily Beast "Rachel Lloyd's ... Read more
Corrie Pikul, Elle "Fascinating and moving."
Marie Claire "Heartbreaking... But the book is also at times funny, bawdy, and optimistic, as is Lloyd herself."
Jennie Yabroff, Daily Beast "Rachel Lloyd's ... Read more