6,000: A Survivor Exposes the Realities of Being Trafficked Paperback – December 6, 2025

6,000The Realities of Being Trafficked: A Survivor’s StorySix thousand times.Six thousand nights.Six thousand moments a child should have been safe but wasn’t.At fifteen years old, Sheri Lopez thought she was falling in love with her high school boyfriend. She didn’t know she was being groomed — not by a stranger, but by his father, a trusted adult who studied her vulnerabilities, earned her trust, and slowly began to control every part of her life.What started as kindness turned into manipulation. What looked like protection became ownership. And before Sheri could even understand the danger she was in, she was being sold, trafficked, and exploited for seven years.6,000 is not a story written from headlines or statistics. It is written by a survivor — raw, unfiltered, and painfully honest.Inside these pages, Sheri:Shows how grooming happens slowly, secretly, and often right in front of other adultsExposes the tactics traffickers use to isolate, manipulate, and control their victimsReveals the emotional, physical, and spiritual cost of being sold over 6,000 timesShares the moments of terror, resilience, survival, and ultimately, freedomThis book is a warning, a teaching tool, and a call to action.Today, Sheri Lopez is a national grooming-prevention educator, speaker, and advocate who works with lawmakers, teachers, parents, and survivors across the country. She has helped pass multiple survivor-focused laws, testified before Congress, and founded the nonprofit Pearl at the Mailbox to help protect children and support families before exploitation happens.If you are a parent, educator, or anyone who works with children, this book will change what you look for, what you believe, and how you respond.Because trafficking starts with ..... HelloIt starts with grooming.It starts with trust.It starts long before anyone sees danger.Six thousand times tried to break her.Now Sheri is using her voice to break the silence.This is a survivor’s truth.And it demands to be heard. Read more