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Aug 31, 2011 Sheila rated it really liked it

Moving story of one young girl's story when she is sold into prostitution in India. It's well-told in vignettes rather than chapters; secondary characters are, for the most part, well-drawn. It's tastefully done, quite touching, and I think YA girls would enjoy it. For adults, too, it's a fascinating look into a dark underworld and the toll it takes on its victims. ...more

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Oct 20, 2017 Jen Pratt rated it really liked it

This is a heartbreaking story based on the true experiences of hundreds of young Nepalese girls sold into the slavery in the Indian sex trade. It is well written and quick, but sad read. Hopefully we can somehow put an end to this tragedy world-wide. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to hear an experience about this.

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Jun 29, 2011 mstan rated it liked it

Shelves: for-young-adults-or-children, src-fall-2011, displacement

This is a YA novel (written in free verse) about a Nepalese girl sold into child prostitution, by an American writer, and I was all ready to be sceptical about it. I picked it up because of some positive reviews I read by people I trusted... and also because it has a yellow cover, which I need for my reading challenge :)

Sold is a light read about a serious topic - well, light in that the language is simple and the book can be finished easily. The horrors of sex trafficking are presented in a dig ...more

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Feb 05, 2011 Ruth rated it liked it

Shelves: ya-read

Heartbreaking story of a young village girl being sold into a brothel and fighting to escape.

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May 05, 2008 SandyC rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2010-read, own-it

This book will break your heart and piss you off at the same time. A 13-year-old Nepalese girl is sold by her stepfather to someone she believes will give her a job as a maid. She is sold twice more and ends up in a brothel in India. There, she endures cruelty at the hands of the "madame" and is forced into prostitution. What really makes this difficult to read is that situations like this occur ever day. This book made me curious to learn about people and organizations who are trying to put an ...more

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Jan 17, 2008 Katie rated it really liked it

Shelves: ___asia, female-author

I liked the poetic style in which this book was written and it was a quick read that drew me in. I can't really say that books about sex trafficking in nepal are enjoyable, it was actually pretty painful and depressing. but life can be painful and depressing, and i'm glad i read the book because the issues are very real and something that needs to be paid attention to. ...more

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