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Gr 7–10—Shyima Hall was eight years old when her parents sold her into slavery. Before this, she was living with them and her 10 siblings in poverty in a small town near Alexandria, Egypt. She worked tirelessly for her captors, receiving no medical care or schooling and developed a general mistrust of people. When her owners moved to the U.S., Shyima was illegally transported to California, where her bondage continued. She was forced to live in a garage and not allowed to have outside contacts. This memoir...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This memoir focuses on modern child-slavery smuggling as native Egyptian Hall (born Shyima Hassan) recounts how her poor fa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More