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My Book of Life by Angel

by Martine Leavitt

Ages: 14+

Published: 2012

Publisher: Farrar/Macmillan

ISBN: 978-0-374-35123-6

Keywords: Drugs, Prostitution

Inspired by incidents of girls who disappeared from Vancouver's streets in the ‘80s and ‘90s, Angel's story tells how easy it is to fall into prostitution and how difficult it is to escape.