"Char has always had to be tough. It doesn't matter what Maleeka, Miss Saunders, and even her sister and guardian, Juju, say. But the hard edges that have always driven people away are now all the protection she has against the world. Turned out of the only home she's ever known, Char boards a bus to nowhere and falls prey to a complex system that takes adventage of vulnerable teens. While Char is living a nightmare, she's smart and strong and determined to bring herself and her fellow victims of human trafficking out of the dark"--Provided by publisher.
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School Library Journal starred, April 2021 Booklist starred, December 2020 Kirkus Starred, November 2020 Horn Book, March 2021 Publishers Weekly Annex, January 2021
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