Up for Sale: Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery by Alison Marie Behnke

This nonfiction book relays statistics and true stories about people who are involved in the human trafficking epidemic in the world.  The book is divided into sections that discuss the different types of slavery (from debt-bonded slaves to sex trafficking slaves) and the final chapter outlines what is currently being done to help fix the problem.  It also lists websites so the reader can look up how he or she is inadvertently contributing to the human trafficking problem.

Content Notes:

The book does talk about the sex-trafficking industry.  It also describes the physical abuse many slaves face in captivity.

Teacher Notes:

This is a very tastefully written book about the current human trafficking problem.  Because of the discussion on sex-trafficking, I would not recommend this book to any student lower than an 8^th grade level.  I do think we need to educate our students about this problem & have real discussions about ways they can protect themselves & help others.