Girls Like Us
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Girls Like Us

by Rachel Lloyd

2011•Biography•277 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryjournalisticfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalempowerment/personal growthinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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With the power and verity of First They Killed My Father and A Long Way Gone, Rachel Lloyd’s riveting survivor story is the true tale of her hard-won escape from the commercial sex industry and her bold founding of GEMS, New York City’s Girls Education and Mentoring Service, to help countless other young girls escape "the life." Lloyd’s unflinchingly honest memoir is a powerful and unforgettable story of inhuman...

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryJournalisticHuman spirit/resilience/survivalEmpowerment/personal growthInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Women political activistsCivil rightsGirls Educational & Mentoring ServicesGirlsSexually abused childrenChild traffickingChild prostitutionChild prostitutes

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Author
Rachel Lloyd
Published
2011
Pages
277
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