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Overview

Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut in a mountain village in Nepal. Her life is made up of simple pleasures like going to school and spending time with her loving ama and baby brother. But these happy times are undercut by the desperate poverty that threatens the lives of the villagers.

Then one day, Lakshmi's father brings her to a shopkeeper in town and tells Lakshmi that she is going to go work as a maid in India so that her wages can be sent home. Glad to help support her family, Lakshmi undertakes the long journey and arrives at "Happiness House" full of hope. But she soon discovers the unthinkable truth: she has been sold into prostitution.

An old woman named Mumtaz rules the house with an iron fist. She informs Lakshmi that she is trapped there until she can pay off her family's debt. And of course, crooked Mumtaz will make sure that that never happens.

Lakshmi life becomes a nightmare from which she cannot escape. But gradually, she forms friendships that enable her to survive in this terrifying new world. Until the day comes that she has to make a decision -- one that will cause her to risk everything to for a chance to reclaim her life.

Written in spare and evocative vignettes, this powerful novel chronicles the story of one girl's struggle to maintain her sense of self against all odds.

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This hard-hitting novel told in spare free verse poems exposes the plight of a 13-year-old Nepali girl sold into sexual slavery. Through Lakshmi's innocent first-person narrative, McCormick (Cut) reveals her gradual awakening to the harshness of the world around her. Even in their poverty-stricken rural home, Lakshmi finds pleasure in the beauty of the Himalayan mountains, the sight of Krishna, her betrothed, and the cucumbers she lovingly tends, then sells at market. After a monsoon wipes out their crops, her profligate stepfather sells Lakshmi to an "auntie" bound for the city. During her journey, the girl acquires a visual and verbal vocabulary of things she has never seen before: electric lights, a TV. Soon a hard-won sense of irony invades her narrative, too. Early on, a poem entitled "Everything I Need to Know" marks her step into womanhood (after her first menstrual cycle); later, "Everything I Need to Know Now" lists her rules as an initiated prostitute. In her village, Lakshmi had rebelliously purchased her first Coca-Cola for her mother, after her stepfather sold her; later, in Calcutta, she overhears two johns talking and realizes, "the price of a bottle of Coca-Cola at Bajai Sita's store./ That is what he paid for [a turn with] me." The author beautifully balances the harshness of brothel life with the poignant relationships among its residents; especially well-drawn characters include the son of one of the prostitutes, who teaches Lakshmi to read and speak some English and Hindi, and clever Monica, who earns her freedom but gets sent back by her shamed family. Readers will admire Lakshmi's grit and intelligence, and be grateful for a ray of hope for this memorable heroine at book's end. Ages 12-up. (Sept.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
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To prepare to write this novel (in poetry format), McCormick traveled to Nepal and India to interview prostitutes in brothels and also girls who have been rescued from the sex trade. In her note at the end of the story she says, "Each year, nearly 12,000 Nepali girls are sold by their families--intentionally or unwittingly--to a life of sexual slavery in the brothels of India. Worldwide, the US State Department estimates that nearly half a million children are trafficked into the sex trade each year." Sold is the story of one young Nepali girl who is sold by her stepfather into prostitution. She is 14-years-old when she is rescued by some Americans who visit brothels in India to find young girls who want to escape. Lakshmi is the narrator. She is a young village girl with a loving mother, baby brother, and greedy stepfather in Nepal, where such girls and women in general know no other way than to obey the men in their family. Soon after she gets her first period, her stepfather starts looking at her as a thing to sell for a profit, not as a human being. In the narrative, McCormick details how the cruel system works, with nanve girls believing they are going to get jobs as maids to send money to their family. They end up in brothels with no way to escape. The life in the brothels is described in some detail, from the beatings and the drugging of innocent young girls to force them to submit to men, to the dubious joy of TV and babies, to the way some few girls are being rescued. It's frightening--most girls become diseased, dying young of AIDS. The men who pay the brothel owners to sleep with the girls are not required to wear condoms, and the girls have no power to protect themselves. Thisis an important story, and McCormick tells it well. The cover, a photograph of the face of a young girl, is compelling. KLIATT Codes: JSA--Recommended for junior and senior high school students, advanced students, and adults. 2006, Hyperion, 264p., $15.99.. Ages 12 to adult.
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  • ISBN-13: 9780786851713
  • Publisher: Hyperion
  • Publication date: 9/15/2006
  • Pages: 272
  • Sales rank: 315,574
  • Age range: 12 - 17 Years
  • Lexile: 820L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 5.70 (w) x 8.30 (h) x 1.00 (d)
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  • Posted December 6, 2009

    Sold Review

    I thought this was a very touching and well written book. The ways she wrote it with all of the sub-titles then following with words as if the main charachter Lakshimi was keeping a journal. This book also made me realize how real sexual slavery is to this day. These girls are ripped of everything they've ever had to live a life of giving themselves to ruthless men each day. McCormick does an awesome job of capturing this girls life and she had hope through it all.

    8 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted January 3, 2010

    Overall a Great Book

    I read this book in one day. It has over 300 pages, but most only have a few words. It is an easy read, easy to follow and understand, but I got confused with the different characters and their unfamiliar names. The story was good, it kept me hooked. I hadn't been able to read a book to the end in a while. The ending was unexpected, as in I didn't expect it so fast. This was a good book, I recommend it.

    4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted December 7, 2009

    sold review

    Sold is written by Patricia McCormick. It is about a young girl in India named Lakshmi. She is sold into sex trade by her stepfather so that she could get money and help her family with it. I thought this book was very good. It can be a little emotional and it is totally unforgettable. It was very descriptive and graphic. I would recommend this to anyone. I prefer and young, mature adult. This book I think could change their mind about other people and life in general. I would give this book a four star rating.

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted October 1, 2010

    AMAZING

    I personally loved this book. IT was touching and sad. The part that hit me most was her loss of everything she knew and loved. This is really going on in the world and it needs to stop. This book has opened up my knowledge of what is really going on in this world we live in. I would definitly recommend this to anyone and everyone. IT will touch and break your heart

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 10, 2010

    Impacting Class of 2010

    The story is really impacting. It helps in understanding how little girls in different countries are put into prostitution by their parents being tricked. The story is about a young girl named Lakshmi who is 13 years old and is taken from her home thinking that she is going to go work, but ends up being put into prostitution. The story is an easy read, anybody could read it. Recommened for ages 15 and up because its a bit explict.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted February 23, 2010

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    Sold, A book review

    Lakshmi at age 13 has never been outside her village she lives a normal life Nepal going to school and helping her mom with chores. Than it all changes. Lakshmi wanted to go into the city to work as a maid for a rich family but instead her gambling stepfather has different plans for her, she is sold into prostitution in a Indian brothel. She dose not do what she is told until she was starved. Lakshmi was told by her owner that if she pays off her family's debt she can leave and go back home, but she soon finds out that her owner has been cheating her and that it IS impossible to pay off her family's debt. When a young boy bring her food she starts to have hope, he was met with a American client that is there to rescue girls she has to figure out weather to trust him or not. The author writes the book in first person in a very detailed manner making it possible to imagine what is going on in her life in the areas surrounding India. After reading this book I was more stunned to know what is happening in the world.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted March 25, 2009

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    Prose Poetry Narration at its Finest

    Patricia McCormick's story of a young girl from Nepal who is sold into sexual slavery is told in prose poetry, which only heightens the connection between narrator and reader. By utilizing this writing style, McCormick is effectively able to get us into the head of the young girl, from her early naivete to the way she begins to understand her situation. She is trapped, we learn, and as Sold is told from her point of view, we learn just how dire her situation is as she does. Who should she trust? Who do we trust? Should she listen to the woman in charge or to the other girls or to her own heart and mind? Sold is an emotionally riveting story that exposes readers to an entire world of young girls in other parts of the earth. I know that, for me, it touched my heart and made me want to learn more, especially learn how to help young girls like her.

    2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 29, 2012

    Sold

    A good book

    1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 23, 2012

    I loved it !

    I love this book it is a sad story this made me belive even more that one person can make a big difference :)

    1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 9, 2011

    Really good book, a must- read!

    Sold is about 13 year old Pakistani girl Lakshmi, who gets sold into prostitution by her step-father, so he can pay off his debt. This book is a tough read, so I would reccomend it to an older, more mature audience, because it is pretty graphic, and was not meant for younger kids. This is a really sad, well- written book, and I enjoyed it alot. -Ruby

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted January 7, 2011

    great book

    Its a great read

    1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted May 15, 2010

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    One word title "SOLD" is perfect.

    I cried, I smiled, I was relieved and felt the pressure. This book was beyond what I'd expect. It's lite reading yet overwhelmingly empowering and just touches one's soul. I'd recommend to all women and girls of all ages, we tend to take so much for granted and not living in poverty or such dire hardships we are left constantly with smiles on our faces many women are afraid to even think happy thoughts. I feel for those in the book and in life who have to go through such hardships. Good Read.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted October 13, 2009

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    Unbelievable

    After reading Sold my view of the world was drastically changed. I wrote my college application essay on how this book changed my life. I think it's a must read plain and simple. Once finished I had a new appreciation for all I was blessed with because compared to the women in this book I'm living like royalty. The hard truth of Sold is earth shattering.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted November 13, 2008

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    Amazing, Gripping read.

    SOLD was disturbing, yet intoxicating. I could not put it down, taken by the touching, complex writing. Although graphic, it is a touching read that can rattle the mind, take you to the real life of thirteen year old Lakshmi. Prostitution does exist, and it's scary. It's real.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 16, 2012

    I loved it...

    The book really blowe my mind, at frist the book was boring but as i keeped reading it got better and the ending amazing i did stop reading till the the end i loved it and recomened to everyone ....
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    Jennifer.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 13, 2012

    finished.

    this was a sad story- just knowing that this kind of thing happens is heartbreaking. but again a great story looking into the life and through the eyes of an innocent young girl with BIG dreams and hope that kept her strong and alive.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 28, 2011

    Riverting

    This book held my interest from the first to the last page. It is one thing to see a movie or hear about human trafficing - but to actually read about a first hand experianece is soul touching. A must read for all.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 27, 2011

    Heartbreaking story

    Read this book in one day. It was so sad but beautifully written. Recommended to all!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 26, 2011

    Could not put it down I couldn't put it down

    The pace of the book is slow, but it can be read very quickly. This book will make you feel angry and wil also make you feel sorry. I could'nt put this book down.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 21, 2011

    Sold

    Sold is an amazing book! It has so many well written! Some parts were really freaky & sad:(
    GO SOLD!!!!!

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