Somebody's Daughter: The Hidden Story of America's Prostituted Children and the Battle to Save Them

Masterful, absorbing. . . . The most definitive account of sex trafficking of children in the United States and the culture that supports it -Norma Ramos, executive director, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women Somebody's Daughter takes readers behind the scenes to expose one of our nation's most underreported crimes: the trafficking of American girls on American streets. Investigative journalist Julian Sher meets the teenagers who are fighting to survive, a new breed of cops who are trying to rescue them, and the activists battling to protect our country's most forsaken children. A new afterword by the author includes discussions of recent initiatives and updates from around the country; how the online battle has moved from Craigslist to Backpage with demonstrations, prosecutions, and new laws; and follow-ups on some of the young women discussed in the book. Not only a shocking exposé and a call to action, Somebody's Daughter is a story of hope and the heroines and heroes working to save America's prostituted children. Julian Sher is an award-winning investigative journalist and the author of six books, including Caught in the Web: Inside the Police Hunt to Rescue Children from Online Predators. His articles on child abuse have been featured in the New York Times and USA Today, and he has addressed child safety conferences across the country.