A review by sarabearian
Hidden Girl: The True Story of a Modern-Day Child Slave by Shyima Hall

It is hard to believe this story of slavery happened in the past twenty years. An Egyptian girl, Shyima, was raised in poverty, yet happy until her world fell apart and she was sold to a wealthy family to pay a debt and keep family honor. Shyima had a harrowing experience and thought she had no way out of her desperate life until her captors came to the United States and someone, to this day she does not know who did, reported something amiss. It could have been her unkempt appearance at a park watching other children play while she stood by that alerted a concerned citizen, but it saved Shyima’s life. She overcame years of brainwashing, emotional, and physical abuse to be the strong woman she is today and brave to share her story with the rest of the world.

- Lisanne E.