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