Carlton, H. D.
Summary: The manipulator. I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me. I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh. But my words don't affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave. He's always there, watching and waiting. And I can never look away. Not when I want him to come closer. The shadow. I didn't mean to fall in love. But now that I have, I can't stay away....
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Publisher not identified] 2021
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Summary: "I Am Not Your Slave is the shocking true story of a young African girl, Tupa, who was abducted from southwestern Africa and funneled through an extensive yet almost completely unknown human trafficking network spanning the entire African continent"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lawrence Hill Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TJIPOMBO, TUPA TJIDitmore, Melissa Hope
Summary: "An urgent exposition of the pervasive human trafficking that lies just beneath the surface of the US economy-from the stories of its survivors"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.74 DITSummary: With the instant reach of social media and explosion in cyber porn, a child sex slave can be purchased online and delivered to a customer more quickly than a pizza. It starts the conversation on a taboo topic, with raw images of life on the streets, heart-pounding rescues and gut-wrenching, personal stories, ultimately offering a story of hope and empowerment, with the goal of engaging others...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gravitas Ventures 2018
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC STOParker, Steve
Summary: Explores the diverse systems of the human body and their functions, the major organs, and how the different parts of the body work together. Reveal the inner workings of the human body with this illustrated atlas. An exciting visual guide that maps the entire human body-- inside and out. Find out what happens to food after you swallow it, how each beat of your heart pumps blood around your...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Sex trafficking happens in every state across America, and many victims are children. Frontline travels to Phoenix, Arizona to investigate the lucrative industry and examine efforts to combat it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SEXDurkin, Hannah
Summary: "Joining the ranks of Rebecca Skloot's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and Zora Neale Hurston's rediscovered classic Barracoon, an immersive and revelatory history of the Clotilda, the last slave ship to land on US soil, told through the stories of its survivors-the last documented survivors of any slave ship-whose lives diverged and intersected in profound ways"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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Summary: Written from a kid's point of view, I said no!, helps kids set healthy boundaries for their private parts, and describes how to deal with inappropriate behavior by others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boulden Publishing 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 613.6 KINLittle, Margaree
Summary: Rest is a vivid, powerful collection examining the human cost of crossing the border. In 2010, Margaree Little was working for a humanitarian mission near Tucson when, along with a group of volunteers, she found the unidentified body of a man, who a medical examiner would later estimate died at least six months before. This discovery serves as the jumping-off point to a stunning, elegiac series...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Four Way Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 LITBrown, Julie K.
Summary: "Dauntless journalist Julie K. Brown recounts her uncompromising and risky investigation of Jeffrey Epstein's underage sex trafficking operation, and the explosive reporting for the Miami Herald that finally brought him to justice while exposing the powerful people and broken system that protected him"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey Street 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.3 BROFlores, Theresa L.
Summary: While more and more people each day become aware of the dangerous world of human trafficking, many people in the U.S. believe this is something that happens to foreign women men and children not something that happens to their own children and neighbors. They couldn't be more wrong. --publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ampelon Pub. 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 FLOCurrie-McGhee, L. K. (Leanne K.)
Summary: An introduction to human trafficking discusses the reasons it still flourishes, the challenges that face victims even after rescue, and how people are working to make a change.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 364 CURRidley, Elizabeth
Summary: Dayle Salvesen, a bestselling spy novelist from Wisconsin, arrives in London for a writers' conference only to be told that her best friend and former lover, Celia Frost, has died under mysterious circumstances. Or has she? There's no sign of Celia's body, and Celia's flat contains items suggesting she planned to travel. Dayle joins forces with Celia's ex-girlfriend, Nigerian-British university...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bold Strokes Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC RIDAhmed, Badeeah Hassan
Summary: "Captured by ISIS, her bravery and faith became her pathway to freedom. Badeeah Hassan was just 18 when she witnessed firsthand the horrors of the 2014 genocide of the Ezidi people by ISIS forces. Captured by ISIS, known locally as Daesh, Badeeah was among hundreds forced into a brutal human trafficking network made up of women and girls of Ezidi ethnicity, a much-persecuted minority culture of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2019
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Summary: For almost a decade, Backpage.com was the world's largest sex trafficking operation. Seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day, in 800 cities throughout the world, Backpage ran thousands of listings advertising the sale of vulnerable young people for sex. Reaping a cut off every transaction, the owners of the website raked in millions of dollars. But many of the people in the advertisements...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New York University Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 345.794 KRERoberts, Alice
Summary: "A visual and linguistic adventure through the strange, astonishing worlds within our anatomy"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2023
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Summary: Describes the digestive system and the many noises it creates, from burps to stomach growls to farts. Why do we hiccup? Sneeze? Snore?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 612.3 FROHolcomb, Justin S.
Summary: God Made Every Part of You! It's easy to convey the message to children that their bodies or particular parts of their bodies are shameful. This misconception fuels confusion, embarrassment, and secrecy, and often prevents children from recognizing or reporting sexual abuse. God Made All of Me is a simply-told, beautifully-illustrated story to help families talk about these sensitive issues...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Growth Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 248.8 HolSummary: The documentary film PlantPure Nation tells the story of three people on a quest to spread the message of one of the most important health breakthroughs of all time. After renowned nutritional scientist and bestselling author Dr. T. Colin Campbell gives a stirring speech on the floor of the Kentucky House of Representatives, his son Nelson, and Kentucky State Representative Tom Riner work...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PlantPure Productions LCC 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PLABennett, Howard J.
Summary: Through humor, science, and engaging illustrations, this fun and comprehensive reference book is perfect for kids who want to know more about the mysterious stuff going on inside their bodies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Kids 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J612 BENPoliquin, Rachel
Summary: "A perfect STEM resource: This illustrated tour of our "leftover" body parts (like the appendix, or even goosebumps) introduces readers age 7-11 to the bizarre and fascinating science of evolution. Welcome to the weirdest museum you'll ever explore--the one inside your body. Did you know your amazing, incredible body is a walking, talking museum of evolution? In The Museum of Odd Body...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Kids 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J612 POLSmith, Holly Austin.
Summary: "Today, two cultural forces are converging to make America's youth easy targets for sex traffickers. Younger and younger girls are engaging in adult sexual attitudes and practices, and the pressure to conform means thousands have little self-worth and are vulnerable to exploitation. At the same time, thanks to social media, texting, and chatting services, predators are able to ferret out their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.76 SMIPlayforth, Krupa Bhojani
Summary: "Learning how the human body works is an important skill for toddlers. This adorable kids anatomy book walks them through every major body part, with simple language and vibrant artwork that keep them engaged as they explore how they use their eyes to see, their nose to smell, their legs to move, and their arms to wave hello!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Callisto Publishing, an imprint of Sourcebooks 2024
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Summary: The body is an amazing machine and this title introduces the gross and amazing reasons our bodies makes boogers and snot, or mucus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids Jumbo, an imprint of Abdo Kids 2021