By Patricia McCormick
This poignant tale of a young girl sold into slavery is an eye opening tale of abject poverty and hopelessness. The battle to retain one's life and a beautiful spirit that never gives up is embedded into this tale.
Lakshmi is a poor girl growing up in the mountains of Nepal, she has learned to find joy in simple pleasures. She dislikes her stepfather whom uses money for gambling and smoking, while her mother and sister live in destitution. They are barely eeking out a living on the mountainside when the monsoon season sends their crops down in a torrent of rain. Lakshmi's stepfather decided to send her to work in the city to help support her family, but in reality he sells her to a brothel.
Lakshmi "works" under the eye of Mumtaz, in the hope that she will be able to pay off the family debt and return home. Whether or not she can get the money and risk it all to return home is the heart of the story.
This coming of age story may not be for everyone, it is a very mature and disturbing topic, not for a young audience.
Relevant Links;
Biographical information about the author of "Sold" http://patriciamccormick.com/about/
A picture image of the realities of farming on the Roof top of the world! http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/ghandruk-1990-metres-annapurna-himal-nepal-high-res-stock-photography/160012777 -
A short video of the Himalayan monsoons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0lTfJDiZsw
Statistics around the tragedy of human trafficking
http://endslaverynow.org/learn/resources?gclid=CjwKEAiAmqayBRDLgsfGiMmkxT0SJADHFUhP5uZKkULXJ5ehqcysUnBugBVK55e31jzrpN2eZkOy2xoCbhrw_wcB -
Lakshmi is a poor girl growing up in the mountains of Nepal, she has learned to find joy in simple pleasures. She dislikes her stepfather whom uses money for gambling and smoking, while her mother and sister live in destitution. They are barely eeking out a living on the mountainside when the monsoon season sends their crops down in a torrent of rain. Lakshmi's stepfather decided to send her to work in the city to help support her family, but in reality he sells her to a brothel.
Lakshmi "works" under the eye of Mumtaz, in the hope that she will be able to pay off the family debt and return home. Whether or not she can get the money and risk it all to return home is the heart of the story.
This coming of age story may not be for everyone, it is a very mature and disturbing topic, not for a young audience.
Relevant Links;
Biographical information about the author of "Sold" http://patriciamccormick.com/about/
A picture image of the realities of farming on the Roof top of the world! http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/ghandruk-1990-metres-annapurna-himal-nepal-high-res-stock-photography/160012777 -
A short video of the Himalayan monsoons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0lTfJDiZsw
Statistics around the tragedy of human trafficking
http://endslaverynow.org/learn/resources?gclid=CjwKEAiAmqayBRDLgsfGiMmkxT0SJADHFUhP5uZKkULXJ5ehqcysUnBugBVK55e31jzrpN2eZkOy2xoCbhrw_wcB -
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