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"Raw, unflinching, and authentic, Kate McLaughlin's thoughtful What Unbreakable Looks Like carefully crafts a story exposing the vulnerability of underage trafficked girls and what it takes to begin the process of healing from sexual trauma."�Christa Desir, author, advocate, and founding member of The Voices and Faces Project Lex was taken�trafficked�and now she�s Poppy. Kept in a hotel with other girls, her old life is a distant memory. But when the girls are rescued, she doesn�t quite know how to be Lex again. After she moves in with her aunt and uncle, for the first time in a long time, she knows what it is to feel truly safe. Except, she doesn�t trust it. Doesn't trust her new home. Doesn�t trust her new friend. Doesn�t trust her new life. Instead she trusts what she shouldn�t because that's what feels right. She doesn�t deserve good things. But when she is sexually assaulted by her so-called boyfriend and his friends, Lex is forced to reckon with what happened to her and that just because she is used to it, doesn�t mean it is okay. She�s thrust into the limelight and realizes she has the power to help others. But first she�ll have to confront the monsters of her past with the help of her family, friends, and a new love. Kate McLaughlin�s What Unbreakable Looks Like is a gritty, ultimately hopeful novel about human trafficking through the lens of a girl who has escaped the life and learned to trust, not only others, but in herself. (less)

"Raw, unflinching, and authentic, Kate McLaughlin's thoughtful What Unbreakable Looks Like carefully crafts a story exposing the vulnerability of underage trafficked girls and what it takes to begin the process of healing from sexual (…more)