I Cried to Dream Again: Trafficking, Murder, and Deliverance -- A Memoir
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- Author：Sara Kruzan
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Summary
At once disturbing and empowering， the memoir of a courageous woman who was abused， groomed， and trafficked for sex from age eleven to age sixteen， who then killed her trafficker/father figure and was sentenced as a juvenile to life in prison without parole
I was eleven when I first met GG。 I realized later that he had to have been aware of the chaos that was my life because he played me perfectly。 I was walking home after school 。。。 I heard a red Mustang purring like a huge lion behind me as I turned onto my block。 When it caught up with me， a man leaned out of the window and motioned for me to come closer。 'Hey， excuse me， ' he said。 I approached the window and politely and cheerfully replied， 'Yes？' He said， 'I've been noticing you a lot， and I just want to talk to you。 I'm gonna go get some ice cream and go to the park。 I would love for you to come and join me。 We won't be gone long。 Is that okay with you？' Ice cream！ I found his offer irresistible。 GG leaned over and opened the passenger door， 'What's your name？ People call me GG。' 'Sara， ' I said shyly。'--from I Cried to Dream Again
I was eleven when I first met GG。 I realized later that he had to have been aware of the chaos that was my life because he played me perfectly。 I was walking home after school 。。。 I heard a red Mustang purring like a huge lion behind me as I turned onto my block。 When it caught up with me， a man leaned out of the window and motioned for me to come closer。 'Hey， excuse me， ' he said。 I approached the window and politely and cheerfully replied， 'Yes？' He said， 'I've been noticing you a lot， and I just want to talk to you。 I'm gonna go get some ice cream and go to the park。 I would love for you to come and join me。 We won't be gone long。 Is that okay with you？' Ice cream！ I found his offer irresistible。 GG leaned over and opened the passenger door， 'What's your name？ People call me GG。' 'Sara， ' I said shyly。'--from I Cried to Dream Again
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Auderoy
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QUOTES:I did not register what he had done as painful。 My interactions with my mother had， on the other hand， caused me great physical and emotional hurt。 I recognize now the shrewdness of GG’s approach。 He made sure that the benefits， at least in the beginning， were sufficient to overcome my qualms。 Without the ice cream， I would not have gone into his house。The prison system can be so relentlessly spirit crushing that a simple “good morning” can go a long way toward making you forget your circ QUOTES:I did not register what he had done as painful。 My interactions with my mother had， on the other hand， caused me great physical and emotional hurt。 I recognize now the shrewdness of GG’s approach。 He made sure that the benefits， at least in the beginning， were sufficient to overcome my qualms。 Without the ice cream， I would not have gone into his house。The prison system can be so relentlessly spirit crushing that a simple “good morning” can go a long way toward making you forget your circumstances for a moment。We all make mistakes， but every new day of freedom is a victory。I don’t always know what motherhood looks like， but I do know that I don’t ever want my child to feel the way I did。 GG was able to lure me into a nightmare simply by offering me ice cream; I make sure I always have plenty of ice cream at home。 When telling my story， I sometimes try to explain my mother’s parenting of me in terms of a glass of water: Her water was dirty。 She didn’t have clean water to give me。 It is my duty now to make sure the water I give Summer is always clean。 。。。more
Ry。Reads。Books
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I Cried to Dream Again is a hard， powerful read with an uplifting third act。 The memoir is Sara Kruzan’s （with an assist from Cori Thomas， playwright， activist， and writer extraordinaire）。 Some may remember Sara’s story from the early 2010’s as a woman sentenced to life in prison as a juvenile in the state of California。 The book follows Sara， through her experience being sex trafficked as a child， to her part in a murder in her teens， to her incarceration， and beyond。 Im not going to lie， this I Cried to Dream Again is a hard， powerful read with an uplifting third act。 The memoir is Sara Kruzan’s （with an assist from Cori Thomas， playwright， activist， and writer extraordinaire）。 Some may remember Sara’s story from the early 2010’s as a woman sentenced to life in prison as a juvenile in the state of California。 The book follows Sara， through her experience being sex trafficked as a child， to her part in a murder in her teens， to her incarceration， and beyond。 Im not going to lie， this duo pull no punches。 Some of this book is incredibly hard to read due to the subject matter， but those who stick with it will be rewarded with an incredibly moving and compelling story of resilience and hope。 It took me a moment to get a feel for the rhythm of the writing， but once I got about 30 pages in， it was smooth sailing。 I can’t wait to see how Sara’s activism plays out。 Her work on behalf of juveniles sentenced to life without parole and victims of sex trafficking is inspiring， and her journey to get there is well worth the read。 CW: Child Abuse， Sex trafficking， Depictions of rape and and violence。 。。。more
Natasha Diaz
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Heartbreaking as it is riveting， I Cried to Dream Again is an important， timely， and brilliant book about learning to find yourself on the other side of immense trauma。 Highly recommend。
Amy Cheney
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