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Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
Publication Date
2008-04-01
Pages
272
ISBN
9780786851720
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-10
0786851724
ISBN-13
9780786851720
eBay Product ID (ePID)
64019945

Product Key Features

Book Title
Sold
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Historical / General, People & Places / Asia, Social Themes / Adolescence, General, Girls & Women, Social Themes / Sexual Abuse, Social Themes / Friendship, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes), Stories in Verse (See Also Poetry)
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Author
Patricia Mccormick
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
8.6 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"The writing is breathtaking in both its simplicity and attention to detail ... stunning ... this novel is not to be missed."-- Voice of Youth Advocates, "McCormick uses language both lyrical and spare to lead the reader into this deeply troubled and troubling world ...this is a story of courage, which is precisely what it takes to plant one's literary work in unfamiliar soil." -- Children's Literature, National Book Award Finalist Publishers Weekly, Best 100 Books of the Year NPR's Best Books of the Year American Library Association, Top Ten List, Best Books of the Year Gustav-Heinemann Peace Prize Booklist Editor's Choice Award New York Public Library Best Books for Teens Children's Literature Council's Choice Book Sense Pick *"Hard-hitting ... poignant. The author beautifully balances the harshness of brothel life with the poignant relationships among its residents." - Publishers Weekly starred review, "Heartbreaking ... McCormick's research for this novel involved interviewing women in Nepal and India, and her depth of detail makes the characters believable and their misery palpable. This important book was written in their honor."-- SLJ, " SOLD is a demanding at times painful book to read. These challenges, however, only serve to heighten the impact of the powerful and important novel that sheds light on a global crisis."-- Teenreads.com, "McCormick provides readers who live in safety and under protection of the law with a vivid window into a harsh and cruel world--one most would prefer to pretend doesn't exist."-- Kirkus
Grade From
Seventh Grade
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Grade To
College Graduate Student
Synopsis
Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small village in Nepal. Though she is desperately poor, her life is full of simple pleasures, like playing hopscotch with her best friend from school and having her mother brush her hair by the light of an oil lamp. But when the harsh Himalayan monsoons wash away all the family's crops, Lakshmi's stepfather says she must leave home and take a job to support her family. He introduces her to a glamorous stranger who tells Lakshmi she will find her a job as a maid in the city. Glad to help, Lakshmi journeys to India, only to learn the unthinkable truth; she has been sold into prostitution. An old woman named Mumtaz rules the brothel with cruelty and cunning. She tells Lakshmi that she is trapped there until she can pay off her family's debt--then cheats Lakshmi of her meager earnings so that she can never leave. Gradually, Lakshmi forms friendships with the other girls that enable her to survive in this terrifying new world. Then the day comes when she must make a decision--will she risk everything for a chance to reclaim her life?, The powerful, poignant, bestselling National Book Award finalist gives voice to a young girl robbed of her childhood yet determined to find the strength to triumph. Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. Though desperately poor, her life is full of simple pleasures, like playing hopscotch with her best friend from school, and having her mother brush her hair by the light of an oil lamp. But when the harsh Himalayan monsoons wash away all that remains of the family's crops, Lakshmi's stepfather says she must leave home and take a job to support her family. He introduces her to a glamorous stranger who tells her she will find her a job as a maid in the city. Glad to be able to help, Lakshmi journeys to India and arrives at "Happiness House" full of hope. But she soon learns the unthinkable truth: she has been sold into prostitution. An old woman named Mumtaz rules the brothel with cruelty and cunning. She tells Lakshmi that she is trapped there until she can pay off her family's debt-then cheats Lakshmi of her meager earnings so that she can never leave. Lakshmi's life becomes a nightmare from which she cannot escape. Still, she lives by her mother's words-- Simply to endure is to triumph-- and gradually, she forms friendships with the other girls that enable her to survive in this terrifying new world. Then the day comes when she must make a decision-will she risk everything for a chance to reclaim her life? Written in spare and evocative vignettes by the co-author of I Am Malala (Young Readers Edition) , this powerful novel renders a world that is as unimaginable as it is real, and a girl who not only survives but triumphs., Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. Though she is desperately poor, her life is full of simple pleasures, like playing hopscotch with her best friend from school, and having her mother brush her hair by the light of an oil lamp. But when the harsh Himalayan monsoons wash away all that remains of the family's crops, Lakshmi's stepfather says she must leave home and take a job to support her family. He introduces her to a glamorous stranger who tells her she will find her a job as a maid in the city. Glad to be able to help, Lakshmi journeys to India and arrives at "Happiness House" full of hope. But she soon learns the unthinkable truth: she has been sold into prostitution. An old woman named Mumtaz rules the brothel with cruelty and cunning. She tells Lakshmi that she is trapped there until she can pay off her family's debt-then cheats Lakshmi of her meager earnings so that she can never leave. Lakshmi's life becomes a nightmare from which she cannot escape. Still, she lives by her mother's words- Simply to endure is to triumph -and gradually, she forms friendships with the other girls that enable her to survive in this terrifying new world. Then the day comes when she must make a decision-will she risk everything for a chance to reclaim her life? Written in spare and evocative vignettes, this powerful novel renders a world that is as unimaginable as it is real, and a girl who not only survives but triumphs.

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