Holy cats, this book took my heart and ripped it out and stomped on it on the ground.
Dime is a 14-year-old girl who has been bounced around the foster system for years. She finds a home with Daddy and his 'girls', who are underage prostitutes. This book is hard to read and anguishing, but man, Frank (a child psychologist and social worker) does a beautiful job of telling Dime's story without exploitation or gratuitousness.
The story is told through Dime's POV and the note that she is trying to write to persuade someone to help. She's a reader and there's a strong literary bent through the book. The story itself, which takes a clear-eyed look at human trafficking, is incredibly eye-opening and horrifying and shows many facets of "the life." When Daddy picks up Lollipop (an 11-year-old) and adds her to his stable, it gets even more awful. But super important to read and to know and this book absolutely felt like a call to action for me. Beautifully done.