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Item Number
114018660871
ISBN
9780786851720
Book Title
Sold (National Book Award Finalist)
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Sold by Patricia McCormick (2008, Paperback). Condition is Very Good. Shipped with USPS Media Mail.
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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 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 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.
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 (National Book Award Finalist)
Author
Patricia Mccormick
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Historical / General, People & Places / Asia, Social Themes / Adolescence, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes), General, Social Themes / Friendship, Girls & Women, Social Themes / Sexual Abuse, Stories in Verse (See Also Poetry)
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.4in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.6in
Item Weight
8.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Grade from
Fifth Grade
Grade to
Ninth Grade
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
Dewey Edition
22
Condition
Like New. A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket (if applicable) is included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all item conditions
Quantity
1 available
Item Number
114018660871
ISBN
9780786851720
Book Title
Sold (National Book Award Finalist)
Item Length
8.4in
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication Year
2008
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.8in
Author
Patricia Mccormick
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Topic
Historical / General, People & Places / Asia, Social Themes / Adolescence, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes), General, Social Themes / Friendship, Girls & Women, Social Themes / Sexual Abuse, Stories in Verse (See Also Poetry)
Item Width
5.6in
Item Weight
8.2 Oz
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Category
Books & Magazines > Books
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Like New
A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket (if applicable) is included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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I would recommend this book.