Renting Lacy: a Story of America's Prostituted Children

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Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Glossary of Terms; Chapter 1 -- Dreams on the Track; Chapter 2 -- Prayers in the Night; Commentary -- How A Child Becomes A Product; Chapter 3 -- First Night Out; Commentary -- What is This Exactly?; Chapter 4 -- Organizing Crime; Commentary -- Why Is It In America?; Chapter 5 -- Boot Camp; Chapter 6 -- Pimping Lives; Commentary -- How Children Get Abducted; Chapter 7 -- What Happens in Vegas, or Atlanta, or Kansas City, or; Commentary -- How Does It Happen?; Chapter 8 -- Tears and Lust;Meet Lacy and Star - victims of child sex trafficking - as they struggle to survive each night, watching their childhood hopes and dreams slip away in the darkness. Author Linda Smith brings to life characters based on real stories and interviews with teen survivors. Intro Title Page Copyright Table of Contents Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction Glossary of Terms Chapter 1 -- Dreams on the Track Chapter 2 -- Prayers in the Night Commentary -- How A Child Becomes A Product Chapter 3 -- First Night Out Commentary -- What is This Exactly? Chapter 4 -- Organizing Crime Commentary -- Why Is It In America? Chapter 5 -- Boot Camp Chapter 6 -- Pimping Lives Commentary -- How Children Get Abducted Chapter 7 -- What Happens in Vegas, or Atlanta, or Kansas City, or Commentary -- How Does It Happen? Chapter 8 -- Tears and Lust Commentary -- Who Buys a Child?Chapter 9 -- Keep on Trucking Commentary -- Modern-day Slavery in the United States Chapter 10 -- Defenders Commentary -- Who Are the Children Trafficked For Sex? Chapter 11 -- Victims Made Criminal Commentary -- What's Happening in Our Legal System? Chapter 12 -- Law Without Justice Commentary -- When I Grow Up Chapter 13 -- Business as Usual Commentary -- Why Don't They Leave? Chapter 14 -- When Love Sneaks In Chapter 15 -- Hope for America's Children Next Steps Shared Hope's Initiative Additional Information and Resources The National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: America's Prostituted ChildrenThe Protected Innocence Challenge Take Action Study Guide