Sold
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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Thirteen-year-old Lakshmi, though poor, enjoys her life until the Himalayan monsoons wash away her family's crops and she is sold to a brothel in India by her stepfather.
Book Information
Publisher | Turtleback Books |
Binding | Library Binding (9 editions) |
Reading Level | Young Adults |
# of Pages | 263 |
ISBN-10 | 1417818107 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1417818105 |
Publication Date | 04/01/2008 |
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6/23/2009 Chris Doyle said: A riveting first-person account of a girl from the India highlands who unwittingly trades her life for bondage. A compassionate story that spares no detail.
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1/26/2009 LaTonya Baldwin said:
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I am particularly interested in the plight of girls and women at home and around the globe. The issue of child sex slave trade is an issue that deserves greater outrage and support. Highly recommend this book not only because of the subject but because the format of the book makes it exceedingly acc... more
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