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Emma was just 13 when her happy childhood came crashing down. A nice girl from a good home, she had no idea the young lads she and her friends met every Saturday in the shopping mall weren’t all they seemed.
The boys were part of an organised child sexual exploitation gang targeting innocent young girls, grooming them for prostitution. Captivated by the ring leader, and the alcohol and drugs he freely handed round, Emma didn't see the first brutal rape coming. From that moment, her life was never her own.
Emma found herself drawn into a trap of degradation and violence, frightened for her life and not knowing where to turn. But Exploited is also the story of how she found the courage and inner strength to risk everything, and escape.
Exploited is an updated edition of Emma's book The End of My World - brought bang up to date with a brand new chapter.
The boys were part of an organised child sexual exploitation gang targeting innocent young girls, grooming them for prostitution. Captivated by the ring leader, and the alcohol and drugs he freely handed round, Emma didn't see the first brutal rape coming. From that moment, her life was never her own.
Emma found herself drawn into a trap of degradation and violence, frightened for her life and not knowing where to turn. But Exploited is also the story of how she found the courage and inner strength to risk everything, and escape.
Exploited is an updated edition of Emma's book The End of My World - brought bang up to date with a brand new chapter.
304 pages, Paperback
First published November 8, 2012
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April 13, 2020
It’s hard to rate books like this but it was a good read. The only downside was that the men never got brought to justice. What the men did was despicable I just wish they got punished for it.
January 29, 2013
To anyone who's about to read this.
I've created a letter style review, to the author herself.
This is only my opinion and what I took from this book.
I gave it 1 star, as this book really left me more offended than anything I've ever felt.
So here goes...........
Dear Emma,
I'm sorry for the struggles you went through, and I'm again sorry to say - that I couldn't help but blame you for it.
Your book, is the first book that has ever left me feeling this way. And I'm going to try my hardest to explain 'WHY' exactly I believe this.
You may have been young, only 13, when this happened to you, but I struggle to understand 'WHY' it happened to you. You were NOT an 8 year old! You were 13! A teenager! Old enough to know and understand.
Fortunatley, I have never been abused in any kind of way. But my own mother has (including all her siblings - my aunt & uncles), at the hands of their stepfather. Not just sexual abuse, but physical and mental abuse from a very young age. So I understand about situations such as this.
I've read many books on this subject, and none have left me as angry as yours has! For different reasons than you're thinking.
You kept mentioning that this book was nothing about 'race', yet you felt the need to keep bringing that up! Why?
Because it had EVERYTHING to do with race! And I think you know that deep inside.
There were moments I truly felt sorry for you, but for the most part, I just couldn't empathise, or even sympathise for that matter. And once again, I'm sorry for that.
I really wanted to, but I just couldn't.
I disgusted me when the couple saw what was happening to you (in the park), and turned around and walked the opposite way. They should be ashamed of themselves.
The only time I felt respect for you, was when you finally told your mum what was happening. And I lost that respect when you dropped all charges against Tarik. You let him get away with doing it to others. And I hope you feel ashamed for that!
I couldn't get my head round the fact that you went back to him, YOUR CHOICE - NOT HIS!!!
Most rape victims become withdrawn after an attack as vicious as yours. But you fell for it again! THE VERY NEXT DAY!!! And then, after finally getting away from all of that, you go and hang out with them again - and guess what - well, you know already. And all because you were BORED of being indoors......I mean, what the hell was wrong with you!?!?!?! I don't mean to sound harsh, but no wonder the CPS didn't think it was worth taking to court!
And for your information, not ALL teenagers were like you! Me for example. I never disrespected my parents the way you did......I never lied to them either. I am what you call squeaky clean. And yes, there ARE people like me that exist!
I wanted to laugh when you said that Eastenders was so 'realistic' with the Whitney storyline. I'm sorry, but there's NOTHING realistic about Eastenders!!! I stopped watching that shit in my teens!!! And that goes for Corrie and Emmerdale too!
You've had to grow up fast Emma, but you've still got a long way to go. You're immaturity is blinding sometimes - especially when I read your afterword.
Despite all of this, I'm glad you're finally in a happy place - with a baby on the way! A congrats is in order....and I truly do hope your career continues to soar! You do deserve that, after all. It's just your perception is still a bit off.....but you're still young - and you'll get there, eventually!
Good luck for the future, and I truly mean that from the bottom of my heart!
I've created a letter style review, to the author herself.
This is only my opinion and what I took from this book.
I gave it 1 star, as this book really left me more offended than anything I've ever felt.
So here goes...........
Dear Emma,
I'm sorry for the struggles you went through, and I'm again sorry to say - that I couldn't help but blame you for it.
Your book, is the first book that has ever left me feeling this way. And I'm going to try my hardest to explain 'WHY' exactly I believe this.
You may have been young, only 13, when this happened to you, but I struggle to understand 'WHY' it happened to you. You were NOT an 8 year old! You were 13! A teenager! Old enough to know and understand.
Fortunatley, I have never been abused in any kind of way. But my own mother has (including all her siblings - my aunt & uncles), at the hands of their stepfather. Not just sexual abuse, but physical and mental abuse from a very young age. So I understand about situations such as this.
I've read many books on this subject, and none have left me as angry as yours has! For different reasons than you're thinking.
You kept mentioning that this book was nothing about 'race', yet you felt the need to keep bringing that up! Why?
Because it had EVERYTHING to do with race! And I think you know that deep inside.
There were moments I truly felt sorry for you, but for the most part, I just couldn't empathise, or even sympathise for that matter. And once again, I'm sorry for that.
I really wanted to, but I just couldn't.
I disgusted me when the couple saw what was happening to you (in the park), and turned around and walked the opposite way. They should be ashamed of themselves.
The only time I felt respect for you, was when you finally told your mum what was happening. And I lost that respect when you dropped all charges against Tarik. You let him get away with doing it to others. And I hope you feel ashamed for that!
I couldn't get my head round the fact that you went back to him, YOUR CHOICE - NOT HIS!!!
Most rape victims become withdrawn after an attack as vicious as yours. But you fell for it again! THE VERY NEXT DAY!!! And then, after finally getting away from all of that, you go and hang out with them again - and guess what - well, you know already. And all because you were BORED of being indoors......I mean, what the hell was wrong with you!?!?!?! I don't mean to sound harsh, but no wonder the CPS didn't think it was worth taking to court!
And for your information, not ALL teenagers were like you! Me for example. I never disrespected my parents the way you did......I never lied to them either. I am what you call squeaky clean. And yes, there ARE people like me that exist!
I wanted to laugh when you said that Eastenders was so 'realistic' with the Whitney storyline. I'm sorry, but there's NOTHING realistic about Eastenders!!! I stopped watching that shit in my teens!!! And that goes for Corrie and Emmerdale too!
You've had to grow up fast Emma, but you've still got a long way to go. You're immaturity is blinding sometimes - especially when I read your afterword.
Despite all of this, I'm glad you're finally in a happy place - with a baby on the way! A congrats is in order....and I truly do hope your career continues to soar! You do deserve that, after all. It's just your perception is still a bit off.....but you're still young - and you'll get there, eventually!
Good luck for the future, and I truly mean that from the bottom of my heart!
August 20, 2015
This is not a typical review... I feel that reviewing books with this sort of content is besides the point. I've read many books surrounding this type of abuse, i've worked with children and teenagers who have some from abusive backgrounds, including sexual abuse. I myself was also affected as a teenager, although in no way was my story similar to Emma's. Except for the isolation you feel after going through something horrific.
This is more to the reviewers who questioned why this happened to Emma, those who have stated she was 13, not 8, why did she go back after the first time, or after telling her parents. Unless you have experienced something like this, you have no idea of the power they have over you.
Those that have stated they couldn't feel empathy or that they think she brought it on herself, you should feel ashamed. 3,8 or 13, a child is a child. children also develop at different rates, those that are smart and savvy at a young age are not the stereotype of children.
Emma has done so amazingly well to turn her experience into something she can use positively and help others.
This is more to the reviewers who questioned why this happened to Emma, those who have stated she was 13, not 8, why did she go back after the first time, or after telling her parents. Unless you have experienced something like this, you have no idea of the power they have over you.
Those that have stated they couldn't feel empathy or that they think she brought it on herself, you should feel ashamed. 3,8 or 13, a child is a child. children also develop at different rates, those that are smart and savvy at a young age are not the stereotype of children.
Emma has done so amazingly well to turn her experience into something she can use positively and help others.
August 5, 2014
Not exactly what I was expecting, but decent. A real eye opener for sure. It had a slow start and all the action happened in maybe 30-50 pages. The whole idea was to play up to the big hit of being part of the sex gang.
The writing style was a bit dry. But having it done by memory is incredible and I respect the efforts.
The writing style was a bit dry. But having it done by memory is incredible and I respect the efforts.
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October 26, 2013“Exploited” by Emma Jackson is an extremely emotive, heart-wrenching, but also inspirational true story of sex trafficking in the United Kingdom. It tells of Emma’s experience of being groomed and sex trafficked by a child sex gang, and her bumpy road to recovery. This text has educated me on the topic of sex trafficking and helped me to realise that rape and abuse can happen to anybody in any country. It has helped me to believe that every situation has a silver lining and that your experiences can help you to make a positive change in the world. I think this is a book that every teenager should read.
This moving text, based in the United Kingdom, forced me to think about situations I had never thought about even in my worst nightmares. Emma, at the young and naïve age of 13 believed she was innocently meeting up with ‘mates’ at the mall every Saturday, being introduced to more and more boys each weekend by her close friend Joanne. What she didn’t know was that this was the beginning of a long journey to hell and back, “…I was groomed by a slow process that involved lots of different people.” As it turned out she was tricked and the boys that she met at the mall were part of a sex gang in her neighbourhood. For me it was easy to see how a young girl like Emma could believe what the males she had met told her while they were grooming and manipulating her. They acted like understanding friends who would take her side with anything, they made her trust them, and they acted as though they respected her. This is why it was so easy for Emma to fall into their trap of crime, rape, and abuse even after she had been raped by her first pimp. She trusted another stranger to look out for her and be her friend but it turned out that he was just another man out to get her. He was just another pimp ready to use and abuse her. It sickens me to think that Emma considers herself “lucky”. Yes, her case is horrific but she had been told of worse by a nurse in the local hospital after she had been attacked, “…the one that had bleach poured inside her. This other girl had lighter fuel poured over her face, and set alight.” Other girls like Emma are used in other ways such as drug dealing and smuggling when their pimps decide they are no longer good enough for the trade but sadly a lot of girls are murdered. To be honest I think I would rather be the one getting murdered than having been burnt from the inside out by a stream of bleach. Emma felt the same, “I really thought, This is it. I’m gonna die. By now, I wanted to.” The hundreds of rapes that Emma had to endure throughout her time as a child prostitute were probably the hardest things I have ever read about. The disturbing description made me cringe, “I can feel blood all over me, warm and slippery, he’s wiping it over my body, my clothes.” I felt like I had to keep reading and finish the book in support of Emma and her recovery. I felt proud of Emma by the time I had finished the book because she had survived through something so horrific.
At the end of the book there is a chapter about Emma ten years after she had first met her pimp. She has fully recovered and is creating a career to stop child sexual exploitation. She is committed to help prevent sexual abuse in as many ways possible, “When I was going through the bad times, I couldn’t have imagined I’d get to the end of them, let alone build up a whole new life and a professional career.” This encouraged me to think about the fact that no matter how bad, how horrible, and how wrong something in your life can go you can always turn around and say ‘This is not how the story is going to end’. You always have the power to make a difference. I think that in life it is very important to speak up about something that you know is wrong or if something is going on that you know needs to stop. If it weren’t for Emma writing about her life changing story then I, and a lot of other young girls all over the world, would be none the wiser about the cruel underworld of sex trafficking. Emma says “…I can use what happened to me to help other people, and it doesn’t get much better than that.” It is clearly stated in “Exploited” that any girl of Emma’s age could be in the same position as she was, “…what happened to me could happen to anyone. Your child, your sister, your friend – even you yourself…” A lot of people wouldn’t even take the issue of sex trafficking seriously simply because they think ‘It’ll never happen to me’ but Emma’s book is proof that it could happen to anyone at all. The fact that Emma lives in the United Kingdom and doesn’t come from a dysfunctional family opened my eyes to the fact that it doesn’t matter where you come from or who you are – you could always end up in Emma’s shoes. Reading this book has made me question some of the things I do and think that maybe they aren’t safe. I think a lot of young girls make themselves vulnerable to sexual abuse without even realising it. In school I have never been warned about the dangers of sex trafficking or even been told what it is. I think that if we as a nation want to bring something as inhuman as sex trafficking to an end we need to educate people about it – to warn them of the dangers so that they are aware of what is going on and how easily it can happen. I think Emma is an extremely strong and powerful person for being able to express her experience in such depth and educate others about it to help make the world a better place.
“Exploited” proved to me that the first step is definitely the hardest. Emma had been controlled by her pimp and a lot of other men for so long it became the norm for her. She had found out from experience that if she rebelled against them she would just get hurt with brutal rape and beatings, so what was she to do? “You do that again and I will rip you apart. Then I’ll get hold of your mother and I’ll rip her apart, then all my mates will rip both of you apart. Got that?” I don’t know if I would have had the strength to stand up and tell those men that what they were doing to me was in fact not ok, but Emma did. I have strong admiration for Emma because of what she could do even though it would have been so much easier just to give up, “I wouldn’t have believed it. That was me, saying no to Tarik, straight out, to his face. What was that all about? How did I get from feeling this trapped, under his thumb, to just about telling him where to get off?” After she took the first step of standing up against her pimp, Tarik, the rest wasn’t exactly easy but it was a lot easier and got the ball rolling to get her life back on track. I think that if other people facing sexual abuse, or any other abuse for that matter, heard of Emma’s story they would have more strength to stand up against their abusers. A lot of people would be able to go back to living life as it should be lived and not having to live scared and controlled by someone other than themselves. I think that if Emma knew from the start that what was going on in her life wasn’t normal then she would’ve had strength and knowledge to fight for herself.
Emma Jackson’s book “Exploited” encouraged me to think about the safety of all young girls in our country. It educated me on the topic of sex trafficking and made me think about how and if we deal with it in New Zealand. I believe that we as humans need to rethink how we educate our youth about sexual abuse and other dangers of the world that many people would never think about.
By Caroline Winters
This moving text, based in the United Kingdom, forced me to think about situations I had never thought about even in my worst nightmares. Emma, at the young and naïve age of 13 believed she was innocently meeting up with ‘mates’ at the mall every Saturday, being introduced to more and more boys each weekend by her close friend Joanne. What she didn’t know was that this was the beginning of a long journey to hell and back, “…I was groomed by a slow process that involved lots of different people.” As it turned out she was tricked and the boys that she met at the mall were part of a sex gang in her neighbourhood. For me it was easy to see how a young girl like Emma could believe what the males she had met told her while they were grooming and manipulating her. They acted like understanding friends who would take her side with anything, they made her trust them, and they acted as though they respected her. This is why it was so easy for Emma to fall into their trap of crime, rape, and abuse even after she had been raped by her first pimp. She trusted another stranger to look out for her and be her friend but it turned out that he was just another man out to get her. He was just another pimp ready to use and abuse her. It sickens me to think that Emma considers herself “lucky”. Yes, her case is horrific but she had been told of worse by a nurse in the local hospital after she had been attacked, “…the one that had bleach poured inside her. This other girl had lighter fuel poured over her face, and set alight.” Other girls like Emma are used in other ways such as drug dealing and smuggling when their pimps decide they are no longer good enough for the trade but sadly a lot of girls are murdered. To be honest I think I would rather be the one getting murdered than having been burnt from the inside out by a stream of bleach. Emma felt the same, “I really thought, This is it. I’m gonna die. By now, I wanted to.” The hundreds of rapes that Emma had to endure throughout her time as a child prostitute were probably the hardest things I have ever read about. The disturbing description made me cringe, “I can feel blood all over me, warm and slippery, he’s wiping it over my body, my clothes.” I felt like I had to keep reading and finish the book in support of Emma and her recovery. I felt proud of Emma by the time I had finished the book because she had survived through something so horrific.
At the end of the book there is a chapter about Emma ten years after she had first met her pimp. She has fully recovered and is creating a career to stop child sexual exploitation. She is committed to help prevent sexual abuse in as many ways possible, “When I was going through the bad times, I couldn’t have imagined I’d get to the end of them, let alone build up a whole new life and a professional career.” This encouraged me to think about the fact that no matter how bad, how horrible, and how wrong something in your life can go you can always turn around and say ‘This is not how the story is going to end’. You always have the power to make a difference. I think that in life it is very important to speak up about something that you know is wrong or if something is going on that you know needs to stop. If it weren’t for Emma writing about her life changing story then I, and a lot of other young girls all over the world, would be none the wiser about the cruel underworld of sex trafficking. Emma says “…I can use what happened to me to help other people, and it doesn’t get much better than that.” It is clearly stated in “Exploited” that any girl of Emma’s age could be in the same position as she was, “…what happened to me could happen to anyone. Your child, your sister, your friend – even you yourself…” A lot of people wouldn’t even take the issue of sex trafficking seriously simply because they think ‘It’ll never happen to me’ but Emma’s book is proof that it could happen to anyone at all. The fact that Emma lives in the United Kingdom and doesn’t come from a dysfunctional family opened my eyes to the fact that it doesn’t matter where you come from or who you are – you could always end up in Emma’s shoes. Reading this book has made me question some of the things I do and think that maybe they aren’t safe. I think a lot of young girls make themselves vulnerable to sexual abuse without even realising it. In school I have never been warned about the dangers of sex trafficking or even been told what it is. I think that if we as a nation want to bring something as inhuman as sex trafficking to an end we need to educate people about it – to warn them of the dangers so that they are aware of what is going on and how easily it can happen. I think Emma is an extremely strong and powerful person for being able to express her experience in such depth and educate others about it to help make the world a better place.
“Exploited” proved to me that the first step is definitely the hardest. Emma had been controlled by her pimp and a lot of other men for so long it became the norm for her. She had found out from experience that if she rebelled against them she would just get hurt with brutal rape and beatings, so what was she to do? “You do that again and I will rip you apart. Then I’ll get hold of your mother and I’ll rip her apart, then all my mates will rip both of you apart. Got that?” I don’t know if I would have had the strength to stand up and tell those men that what they were doing to me was in fact not ok, but Emma did. I have strong admiration for Emma because of what she could do even though it would have been so much easier just to give up, “I wouldn’t have believed it. That was me, saying no to Tarik, straight out, to his face. What was that all about? How did I get from feeling this trapped, under his thumb, to just about telling him where to get off?” After she took the first step of standing up against her pimp, Tarik, the rest wasn’t exactly easy but it was a lot easier and got the ball rolling to get her life back on track. I think that if other people facing sexual abuse, or any other abuse for that matter, heard of Emma’s story they would have more strength to stand up against their abusers. A lot of people would be able to go back to living life as it should be lived and not having to live scared and controlled by someone other than themselves. I think that if Emma knew from the start that what was going on in her life wasn’t normal then she would’ve had strength and knowledge to fight for herself.
Emma Jackson’s book “Exploited” encouraged me to think about the safety of all young girls in our country. It educated me on the topic of sex trafficking and made me think about how and if we deal with it in New Zealand. I believe that we as humans need to rethink how we educate our youth about sexual abuse and other dangers of the world that many people would never think about.
By Caroline Winters
June 16, 2023
This was an important book to read to see how it is that a young teenager would get involved gradually in a trafficking operation. It shows how she was groomed by Pakistanis in England. The perps seemed nice at first, introduced her to alcohol and drugs and then raped her. Difficult reading. Not a fictional work but a work by the victim. She unfortunately glides over things I wish she had better explored, as in why she gave up prosecuting the perps twice, and we really don't find out what if anything (I presume nothing) happened to the perps 10 years down the road. She is working with groups to try to prevent it from happening to others, but I wish she had been able to help nab this particular group. Unsatisfying to say the least. Sad story. I hope she's doing well.
March 1, 2025
The writing style is a bit repetitive and it was slow in the way that it took more than halfway through the book for any action to happen. However, the story itself was very depressing and i'm glad Emma is getting the help she needs.
March 31, 2013
I have NEVER given 1 star before, but this book was such a disappointment. Badly written, repetitive, little actual content in the first 175 pages. I had such high hopes for this book too! Apparently the original edition had a different title, funnily enough I think if I had picked up that copy I would either have put it back down, or have expected less from it?
March 8, 2020
Well written sensitive subject
Just goes to show that girls from ALL backgrounds are at risk, know the signs, keep your eyes peeled and if you suspect something contact one of the agencies in the book, social services, police, dont just think its not your business we need to keep our children safe
Just goes to show that girls from ALL backgrounds are at risk, know the signs, keep your eyes peeled and if you suspect something contact one of the agencies in the book, social services, police, dont just think its not your business we need to keep our children safe
August 25, 2021
Emma is an inspiration to society, the story she tells is disturbing and no young girl or boy should have endure such an awful experience, it has taught me so much reading this one book as I go into my second year social work degree, I want to make a difference but I also want to know the signs to look out for, I hope that Emma is still making a huge difference in society as she was 2 years after writing this book and supporting victims and their families, well done to you for having the guts to tell your story and remind all that this could happen to anyone of our children.
June 24, 2019
Sorry but she has wrong views she thinks if your rapped by a stranger then its not right but if its a father that its acceptable sorry but u went back to ur so called abusers no court case either hmmm you think that rape victims stay on benefits and drink you are a joke one big horrible joke oh and google Whitney's story line it wasn't you either so cut your lies and write an actual true story........
April 24, 2019
What an amazing story to read and such a happy ending I'm so pleased life turned out as it did for Emma xxxx
September 1, 2020
Really sad story but definitely opens the eyes
March 13, 2017
It was okay. The fact that this is a true story made me continue reading. The writing style wasn't the greatest but the story is important and as such, I continued reading. I feel that there could have been a lot taken out and probably a lot more added in and it would have flowed better. just my opinion. kudos to the author for being brave enough to let this story out. it will definitely open a lot of eyes and hopefully save others from the same situation.
February 20, 2017
Harrowing autobiography of a young girl caught up in child prostitution in Leeds.
November 12, 2014
After listening to Emma speak at a CSE forum I felt inspired and compelled to read her book. I think it is important for 'real' people to share their story and open the world's eyes to what goes on often under our very noses. Emma is one of the lucky ones who has managed to escape the clutches of these vile humans and turn something so negative into something positive. The book is harrowing in places, a factual, not sensationalised account of what happened to Emma and how easily any teenager regardless of gender, race or economical background can be lured into something they could never comprehend without even realising what is happening. Lets all keep out eyes and minds open and attempt to stamp out this horrific crime.
February 16, 2013
Quite agree with Tina J. I do sympathise for you of course, but what I quite can't understand why after what happened, you agreed to go back out, knowing there was a high chance of seeing Tariq again. That was a huge risk, which of course did have it's disadvantage. I do feel that Joanne in her own way was forcing you to go out and pushing you around. If she was a true friend, she would have looked out for you by forbidding you from going out with that gang, as well as herself not going. But I was pleased to read that you lost contact with them. Overall, this book was an eye opener which I am pleased about and I am very glad you have found yourself a new, happy life to lead.
July 23, 2015
It was a slow start at the begin of the book but once i had got in to it i had found it interesting i have read some books of young girls being used by older aisian men. But i had found this book interesting at how it all had come around that she was being used. Glad that Emma had gone to her parents in the end and gone to the police but i wouldnt of droped the charges the men that had dine what they had done ahould be suffering now in jail somewere forcing thwm selfs upon tk young girls is out of order ad that emma is getting back on track with her life now and with the surport of her family as well
January 11, 2016
I like how this book conveys the message that 'any girl' can land themselves into the situation Emma landed herself into. As a 21-year-old reading this book I was like 'no, don't do that' but 13 year olds are so inexperienced they do not know any better.
The writing style is a bit dull and repetitive and it takes a really long time for the book to get anywhere.
It could have been written better but Emma's message is clear and I value that over the mediocre writing.
Emma, I will make my future daughter read this.
The writing style is a bit dull and repetitive and it takes a really long time for the book to get anywhere.
It could have been written better but Emma's message is clear and I value that over the mediocre writing.
Emma, I will make my future daughter read this.
June 27, 2016
Read this book in just a few hours. It was a complete emotional roller coaster. Following Emma's journey was both eye opening into the mind of a teenager, and eye opening into the world of sexual trafficking and grooming of a young girl.
If you have a daughter, read this book a thousand times over. If you have any female family members, read this book repeatedly. The message is SO important, and one that all adult role models need to be very, very aware of
If you have a daughter, read this book a thousand times over. If you have any female family members, read this book repeatedly. The message is SO important, and one that all adult role models need to be very, very aware of
January 9, 2015
A good story, but a sad story.
Said that Emma Jackson has to go through this, at 13 years of age. At any age really. I am glad she has grown, and doesn't allow it to control her anymore, but at the same time didn't just let it get "swept under the rug.
Said that Emma Jackson has to go through this, at 13 years of age. At any age really. I am glad she has grown, and doesn't allow it to control her anymore, but at the same time didn't just let it get "swept under the rug.
February 20, 2013
Scary and moving!
March 9, 2013
Eye opening book, very very easy to read.
April 20, 2013
I enjoyed this book,Couldnt put it down.. Read it in one day! Was moved by it! Really opend my eyes to things thats going on in this country also.
June 5, 2013
brill book
September 2, 2014
The writing isn't great but the story is good.
April 24, 2017
I thought this book was very powerful and emotional. I really enjoyed this.
November 20, 2017
I don't have many words for this book... only I wish I had never picked it up.
a girl who is raped by many men finds the courage to report them after her mum's finds out what is going on... only to go back out into the world and walk into the same set of circumstances but with a whole other set of men... age and naievity once maybe but not twice!
a girl who is raped by many men finds the courage to report them after her mum's finds out what is going on... only to go back out into the world and walk into the same set of circumstances but with a whole other set of men... age and naievity once maybe but not twice!
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