num_pages: 232
description: An inspiring and compelling memoir from a young woman who lost her childhood to slaveryand built a new life grounded in determination and justice.Shyima Hall was born in Egypt on September 29 1989 the seventh child of desperately poor parents. When she was eight her parents sold her into slavery. Shyima then moved two hours away to Egypts capitol city of Cairo to live with a wealthy family and serve them eighteen hours a day seven days a week. When she was ten her captors moved to Orange County California and smuggled Shyima with them. Two years later an anonymous call from a neighbor brought about the end of Shyimas servitudebut her journey to true freedom was far from over.A volunteer at her local police department since she was a teenager Shyima is passionate about helping to rescue others who are in bondage. Now a US citizen she regularly speaks out about human trafficking and intends to one day become an immigration officer. In Hidden Girl Shyima candidly reveals how she overcame her harrowing circumstances and brings vital awareness to a timely and relevant topic.
language: English
title: Hidden Girl: The True Story of a Modern-Day Child Slave
publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers