false <![CDATA[Sold]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172634986m/201114.jpg 201114 7 Sold into prostitution, Lakshmi lives a nightmare and gradually 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 to risk everything for a chance to reclaim her life. 3231932 15 9 2006 Sold total:2563|5:996|4:1013|3:448|2:91|1:15| 2563 10573 3850 785 5 7 true false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 10 19:07:54 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 19:08:57 -0700 2008 AM I PRETTY?

In the days after the hugging man leaves, I consider myself in the mirror. My plain self, not the self wearing lipstick and eyeliner and a flimsy dress.

Sometimes I see a girl who is growing into womanhood. Other days I see a girl growing old before her time.
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The book I read was Sold by Patricia McCormack. The genre is realistic fiction. The theme of the book is to stay strong and learn to speak up.
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2. I wish people would only write novels in verse if the verse actually served some purpose in the plot or the development o...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Apr 03 16:50:43 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 03 16:54:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 08:05:22 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 08:16:55 -0700 2008 once more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 30 13:43:36 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 04 13:51:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Fri Sep 05 19:43:49 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 19:47:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 true false Sat Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 08:38:18 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 05:19:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 03 18:31:55 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 03 18:35:36 -0700 2007 Cut, I was pretty sure I would like this one. I did not, however, expect it to be poetry. I had to read Witness by Karen Hess for my Children's Lit class, which is also a story told in poetry, and for me this one worked better. Witness was confusing wi...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Sep 30 12:40:20 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 12:40:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 10:54:44 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 11:05:38 -0800 2009 This author traveled to Nepal and Calcutta for her research, interviewing aid workers and girls who have been rescued from the re...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 14:04:52 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 14:19:10 -0800 2009
The subject of this book is important to understand in today's society and, I hope, brings attention to the abho...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jan 19 20:23:19 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 20:23:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 19 07:18:58 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 07:22:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=201114