Title: Sold Author: Patricia McCormick type of book: Realistic Fiction call number: Fic

This book is strong in story.

Summary:
Told in first person, free verse poems, Sold is the story of 13-year-old Nepali, Lakshmi, who is sold into sexual slavery in India by her stepfather, and her struggle to survive - both mentally and physically.

I would recommend this book!

Why?
This short novel is well written. One can imagine Lakshmi's surroundings - the sights, the scents, the colors and the sounds. The truth of the story - that even now thousands of young girls are sold into sexual slavery, both purposefully and unknowingly - will amaze the reader who believes that such things are only of the past.

Other suggested reading:
Although they are set in different times and the reality is not quite as stark, I also recommend The Bondmaid by Catherine Lim and Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden.

Employee Initials: ALSM Review Date: December 2006

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