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My story

Smart, Elizabeth 1987- (Author). Stewart, Chris, 1960- (Added Author).

Summary: "On June 5, 2002, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart, the daughter of a close-knit Mormon family, was taken from her home in the middle of the night by religious fanatic, Brian David Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee. She was kept chained, dressed in disguise, repeatedly raped, and told she and her family would be killed if she tried to escape. After her rescue on March 12, 2003, she rejoined her family and worked to pick up the pieces of her life. Now for the first time, in her memoir, MY STORY, she tells of the constant fear she endured every hour, her courageous determination to maintain hope, and how she devised a plan to manipulate her captors and convinced them to return to Utah, where she was rescued minutes after arriving. Smart explains how her faith helped her stay sane in the midst of a nightmare and how she found the strength to confront her captors at their trial and see that justice was served. In the nine years after her rescue, Smart transformed from victim to advocate, traveling the country and working to educate, inspire and foster change. She has created a foundation to help prevent crimes against children and is a frequent public speaker. In 2012, she married Matthew Gilmour, whom she met doing mission work in Paris for her church, in a fairy tale wedding that made the cover of People magazine"--

Item details

  • ISBN: 9781250040152
  • ISBN: 1250040159
  • ISBN: 9781466835405
  • ISBN: 1594137730
  • ISBN: 9781594137730
  • ISBN: 1466835400
  • ISBN: 9781466835405
  • ISBN: 9781250056696
  • ISBN: 1250056691
  • Physical Description: print
    regular print
    308 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2013.

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      Peachtree City Library 		364.154 SMART ( Send Text)
 31022008266527 ADULT Available
Athens Regional Library System:
      Athens-Clarke County Library 		BIO SMART ( Send Text)
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      Athens-Clarke County Library 		BIO SMART ( Send Text)
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      Lexington/Oglethorpe County Library 		BIO SMART ( Send Text)
 31001002528934 BIOGRAPHY Available
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      Royston Library 		BIO SMART ( Send Text)
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Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System:
      Augusta-Richmond Co. Public Lib. 		B Smart ( Send Text)
 31019005274355 ADULT Available
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      Greene County Public Library 		BIO SMART ( Send Text)
 31056008034014 ADULT Available
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      Monroe-Walton County Library 		BIO SMART ( Send Text)
 31056008035128 ADULT Available
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      Morgan County Library 		BIO SMART ( Send Text)
 31056008031721 ADULT Available
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      O'Kelly Memorial Library 		BIO SMART ( Send Text)
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