Little Peach, by Peggy Kern
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A riveting and powerful story of a runaway girl lured into prostitution in New York City, perfect for fans of Ellen Hopkins and Patricia McCormick.
What do you do if you're in trouble?
When Michelle runs away from her drug-addicted mother, she has just enough money to make it to New York City, where she hopes to move in with a friend. But once she arrives at the bustling Port Authority, she is confronted with the terrifying truth: She is alone and out of options.
Then she meets Devon, a good-looking, well-dressed guy who emerges from the crowd armed with a kind smile, a place for her to stay, and eyes that seem to understand exactly how she feels. But Devon is not who he seems to be, and soon Michelle finds herself engulfed in the world of child prostitution, where he becomes her "Daddy" and she is his "Little Peach." It is a world of impossible choices, where the line between love and abuse, captor and savior, is blurred beyond recognition.
This hauntingly vivid story illustrates the human spirit's indomitable search for home and one girl's struggle to survive.
Little Peach, by Peggy Kern - Amazon Sales Rank: #742154 in Books
- Brand: Kern, Peggy
- Published on: 2015-03-10
- Released on: 2015-03-10
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.25" h x .77" w x 5.50" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 208 pages
Little Peach, by Peggy Kern From School Library Journal Gr 9 Up—Michelle was raised by her loving grandfather, while her drug-addicted mother was in and out of her life. But when her grandfather dies, the teen has to live with her mother, and avoid her mother's boyfriend's advances. Jealous of the attention being paid to her daughter, the protagonist's mom kicks her out onto the streets of Philadelphia. Michelle heads to New York City with the last of her money to find an old friend there, whom she isn't able to locate. With no money and no one to turn to, Michelle falls victim to Devon, a pimp who comes disguised as a nice guy with money, food, and a place to stay. Before long, the young woman is known as Little Peach. She's popping pills to zone out while working for her "daddy" Devon as a prostitute on Coney Island. When one of Devon's other girls goes missing, Michelle knows it's time to find a way out. Teens will be interested in the author's well-researched novel on human trafficking. However, the spare writing, while good for reluctant readers, makes it hard to connect with Michelle. This leaves readers unable to feel sympathetic toward the main character and the tough choices she faces. The sexual content and physical abuse in this book, while in keeping with the topic, may be disturbing to some readers.—Kelly Jo Lasher, Middle Township High School, Cape May Court House, NJ
Review “Little Peach is a powerful and deeply poignant look at human trafficking. The way it really is. The victims are among us, hiding in plain sight, but it took a writer of Peggy Kern’s talent to reveal them with such compassion and authenticity.” (Patricia McCormick, two time National Book Award finalist and author of SOLD and NEVER FALL DOWN)“[A] well-researched novel on human trafficking.” (School Library Journal)“Palpable and heartbreaking” (Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books)“A[n]…unsettling portrait of girls who become trapped by thinking they are out of options.” (Publishers Weekly)
From the Back Cover
What do you do if you're in trouble?
When Michelle runs away from her drug-addicted mother, she has just enough money to make it to New York City, where she hopes to move in with a friend. But once she arrives at the bustling Port Authority, she is confronted with the terrifying truth: she is alone and out of options.
Then she meets Devon, a good-looking, well-dressed guy who emerges from the crowd armed with a kind smile, a place for her to stay, and eyes that seem to understand exactly how she feels.
But Devon is not who he seems to be, and soon Michelle finds herself engulfed in the world of child prostitution, where he becomes her "Daddy" and she his "Little Peach." It is a world of impossible choices, where the line between love and abuse, captor and savior, is blurred beyond recognition.
This hauntingly vivid story illustrates the human spirit's indomitable search for home, and one girl's struggle to survive.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Little Peach gutted me. A must read for girls and women everywhere. By Jennifer Even when you don't have kids, it's hard to read a story about child trafficking. Perhaps especially if you are a girl. Little Peach by Peggy Kern is short at 200 pages, and yet it sends an incredibly powerful message of loss and the search for love. I can't say that I particularly enjoyed reading it... in fact, I spent most of the book very uncomfortable with the subject matter. But that was the point of the story: to make the reader uncomfortable and bring to light a real problem that faces many young girls in this country.Little Peach is narrated by Michelle, as the story unfolds to a case worker in the hospital. The point of view is unique: first person, present tense, and speaking directly to someone. It's told in Befores and Nows, not quite in alternating chapters, but close enough. More time is spent in the past, as Michelle's story unfolds.And it is tragic. Michelle is so smart; smart enough to know her circumstances at home are wrong, and wrong enough to send herself away to NYC with nothing but $50 and a pillow and blanket. Little Peach illustrates the internal struggles of young girls like Michelle, who have no one, no self-confidence and are ripe for pimps to pluck them from train terminals because - "Unlike a bag of heroin, a girl can be sold again and again.""You see me, Mama? I'm not your kid anymore."Her regression from fear of being employed as a prostitute to her fear of leaving (classic Stockholm Syndrome) her pimp was fast and smooth. Devon knew exactly what words to say to tear her down and build her into the child sex slave her wanted her to be. His small lessons were imparted through his kind words and his callous actions. How can anyone in her situation have resisted such a sneaky, slimy way into the psyche with promises of a brighter future while she lives in the dark places of the world? My heart broke for her."We got real patients to take care of, you know. People who really need help."Then my heart broke for other victims like her. People stare at child sex slaves on the street, judgement in their eyes. The nurse who helps the poor girl whose pimp got her addicted to meth, coke, or any other drug, doesn't want to help her because people see them as lost causes. Maybe the onlookers are the lost cause. Not doing anything is the worst of all.Little Peach gutted me. It is a must read for girls and women everywhere.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Gritty & Real By Jill This is one of those rare instances where I'm really not sure how I feel about this book. I think it is definitely worth reading, but I can't say that I loved it, and I probably won't read it again. I'm left a bit disappointed, because this is one of my most anticipated reads of 2015. Overall, it was okay.I will give this book one thing: it's incredibly gritty. The writing feels realistic. Even when the events happening to Michelle are unpleasant (which is a LOT), it feels realistic and not too dramatic. The characters and the settings are all well detailed, and it is easy, albeit unsettling, to place yourself in the main character's shoes. The characters were well written and were easily distinguishable from one another, but I felt they were missing a bit of depth. Honestly, I never really connected to Michelle. Considering this book has the difficult topic of child trafficking/prostitution, I felt I was missing some of that emotional attachment to her, and I felt I wasn't as impacted as I should have been.A note about the writing that was neither positive nor negative really, but it was a bit hard to read this at times because the characters speak like they would in real life. That is, there is poor English and slang, like "I ain't gonna", etc. While I totally see why the author did this, and it definitely adds to that grit I mentioned before, from a reader standpoint, it wasn't all too pleasant. It doesn't effect my rating, but it was rough in parts.I also didn't realize that this book is about gangs. It again doesn't really matter, in regards to a review. But when all of a sudden the Bloods were mentioned, I was taken aback. It totally adds a different layer to the story.I feel like the book was a bit rushed, to be honest. I think that's part of the "missed connection" to Michelle. The story moved so fast that I didn't really have time to grow fond of any of the characters, or even to hate others like her "Daddy". I wish the book had been a little longer, and a little slower of a pace, or at least a more in depth pace.This topic is an important one. Child trafficking is a huge problem that happens where most of us won't realize it. I appreciate the research that went into this book, and the light the author tried to shine on it. I think that this is a book that will have a lot of people raving and talking: which is good. We need to talk about it. But for me, it's a book worth reading once, but probably not more than that.I got this ARC through a book trade, in exchange for an honest review.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Depicts a harsh reality of our world that is frequently swept under the rug. By Alise (Readers in Wonderland) LITTLE PEACH might be one of the most unique and gritty books I have ever read from a fictional standpoint, although that probably stems from the fact that this book tackles so many real life issues that aren’t fiction. It is not something I would ordinarily read, but I would recommend it to almost everyone simply because it needs to be read.This is by no means an easy book to read, even though it’s a short one. It’s brutal, interesting, horrifying and thought-provoking all at the same. With all that said, I still have to say the book itself had its issues, and I’m not going to give it a glowing rating just because it’s heartbreaking.The writing was a bit sloppy, and while it could be argued that was the point, it brought the book down instead of complementing it, in my opinion. The sentence structure and flow was also broken and choppy. Not only does LITTLE PEACH jump from past to present to even further in the past, it switches from first to second person narration. So when you first get into the book, it can be a bit overwhelming.The characters were not incredibly fleshed out either. While there were some attempts at getting to know each character, the depth seemed to stop at just giving them specific quirks. Although it detracted a little from the story, it did not hinder my ability to be able to sympathize with them.LITTLE PEACH shows a different side of the world some of us don’t even consider because we are lucky enough not to have seen or experienced it. However, it is important to remember not everyone is as lucky as we are. This book serves as that reminder, prompting thought and discussion.(This review was originally posted on Readers in Wonderland. I received this book for free from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.)
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