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Laura (booksnob)
This is a story about slavery, modern day slavery. The Blue Notebook follows a young girl named Batuk as she is sold into sexual slavery by her father in Mumbai, India. An all too common story these days as there are thousands of young girls and women held in sexual slavery in India today with the majority of girls sold into slavery between the ages of 10 and 12.

Batuk is a rare gem as she has learned to write and obtain a notebook in which to record her thoughts. This blue notebook sustains her
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