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Patricia McCormick

Start date: January 1, 2020

Finish date: January 30, 2020

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Sep 01, 2007 Krista the Krazy Kataloguer rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-novels-in-verse, read-ya

This novel in verse describes the ordeal of a young girl in Nepal who is unknowingly sold into prostitution in India, and how she finally escapes thanks to some caring westerners.
Unfortunately, this is all too true.

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Apr 15, 2010 Donna rated it really liked it

Shelves: mc-literature, award-winner

This is the story of Lakshmi, a young girl (13 years old) from Nepal who was sold into prostitution by her step-father. The story is told in a collection of brief stories(peotry) which give us a look into the life of prostitution and the young girls who are sold. It is a story of pain and devestation and you wonder if the girls will ever escape. I think I had more hope than they did. In the end, the American's came to the rescue but as of today this is still happening. Apparantly, America has no ...more

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Dec 21, 2016 Mom2triplets04 rated it really liked it

Shelves: written-in-verse, audio-listened

Listened to this on audio. I had to listen to it slowly because the narrator had an accent that I couldn't understand at a fast speed. It is about a 13 year old girl who is sold into prostitution against her will by her step father. The book is written in verse and at times very poetic. Dropping down a star because of that ending. It just ended! I had to listen to the last chapter twice because I felt like it was missing something.

Trigger warnings: Rape, Prostitution, Abuse. Mature audiences. ...more

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