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Head to your trusty thesaurus when you're trying to describe this book because you'll need plenty of adjectives to express just how excellent it is. This story of a seven-year-old indigenous girl whose parents allow her to be hired out as a servant to another family in Ecuador is heart-rending and riveting. Although Virginia has ambitions for the future and has been assured that she can visit her family each month, that never happens. Over time, she loses her language and cultural connections as
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Laura Resau collaborated with Maria Virginia Farinango to tell Virginia's true story. Virginia was born in a small Andean village in Ecuador to impoverished indigenous people who again must send another child to live with a a rich family of Spanish ancestry who promise they will train their seven year old daughter to become their paid servant. However, neither Virginia or her parents see the money and in fact, Virginia doesn't even see her family for many years. Virginia is exploited as an inden
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Interesting, inspiring story. Story told fine. Not sure who I'd give this to. It seems geared more towards adults, as an adult memoir, than it seems to be geared towards teens.
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