Hardcover, $16.99.
ISBN: 978-0-670-01280-0.
Annotation:
Hannah finds herself sold into domestic slavery on the black market. Struggling to stay safe in a land where she doesn't speak the language, and has no rights, she searches for a way out.Book Talk:
Hannah comes to the United States with the promise of becoming a nanny to two young children. She is looking forward to learning English, studying to become a doctor, and earning enough money to send home to her grandmother so she can have eye surgery. Little does she know that she has been sold on the black market and is about to find herself locked into a house, forced to work as a domestic slave, with the constant threat of being sold as a prostitute if she doesn't cooperate.
Cut off from her family, in a land where she doesn't speak the language, and denied access to the outside world, will Hannah ever be able to escape?
Reviewer's Note:
This book is completely appropriate for teens in high school. The girl in the story has been sold into domestic service. While some of the scenes imply more that could have happened, the author is careful to keep the book out of territory that would make it questionable for teens.
Human Trafficking is rampant in the United States. Illegal immigrants from countries around the globe are finding themselves sold into domestic service, the sex trade, farm labor, and so much more. The author does an excellent job of raising awarness of Human Trafficking.
Author's Web Site:
http://www.kimpurcell.com/
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