THE GIRL THAT NO ONE CLAIMED is the true story of a child everyone saw but no one truly protected.As a little girl, Lena learned early how to disappear in plain sight. Behind the closed doors of a small-town home, she faced the kind of fear most people only see on the news-violence, manipulation, and adults who cared more about protecting themselves than protecting her. When she finally spoke up, the system that promised safety gave her something else instead: disbelief, blame, and a courtroom that broke her all over again.This memoir follows her life before and after the day the state changed her name to keep her hidden from the man who hurt her. From a childhood of chaos and survival to the long, messy path of healing, Lena pulls the reader into the mind of a girl who learned to shut down her feelings just to stay alive-and then had to figure out how to feel again.Told with raw honesty and clear-eyed detail, The Girl That No One Claimed shows what happens when the people and systems meant to protect children look away-and what it really takes to break generational patterns, reclaim your story, and choose a different future.Perfect for readers of powerful survival memoirs and true stories of overcoming childhood trauma, this book is for anyone who has ever felt invisible, unheard, or blamed for their own pain.Content warning: This memoir contains descriptions of child abuse, emotional and physical violence, sexual trauma, and courtroom-related re-traumatization.If you've ever wondered how someone can live through the unthinkable and still fight for a better life, start reading The Girl That No One Claimed.