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McCormick, Patricia. Sold. YA/ McC
Been thinking your life's miserable lately?
This is the haunting and painful story, based on the true accounts of thousands of Nepali girls, of Lakshmi, who is thirteen when she is sold by her stepfather into a life of forced prostitution. Every year, in Nepal and around the world, nearly half a million children and teens are forced into sexual slavery, and author McCormick knew this story must be told. Lakshmi’s story begins with her life in present-day Nepal, follows her as she is sold for “the price of a water buffalo” and makes the journey to India, where she is treated brutally. She is told that the money she makes is sent home to her family – and after a year she discovers that this is a lie. It is all she can do to resist despair, and she hopes against hope she can be saved from this hellish existence. Easy read, but emotionally powerful, 263 pp.
Been thinking your life's miserable lately?
This is the haunting and painful story, based on the true accounts of thousands of Nepali girls, of Lakshmi, who is thirteen when she is sold by her stepfather into a life of forced prostitution. Every year, in Nepal and around the world, nearly half a million children and teens are forced into sexual slavery, and author McCormick knew this story must be told. Lakshmi’s story begins with her life in present-day Nepal, follows her as she is sold for “the price of a water buffalo” and makes the journey to India, where she is treated brutally. She is told that the money she makes is sent home to her family – and after a year she discovers that this is a lie. It is all she can do to resist despair, and she hopes against hope she can be saved from this hellish existence. Easy read, but emotionally powerful, 263 pp.
