Description: Sold is a contemporary YA novel by American writer Patricia McCormick, published in 2006. Written in short vignettes, Sold tells the story of thirteen-year-old Lakshmi, a poor but happy girl living with her family in a mountain hut in Nepal. When a Himalayan monsoon washes away her family's crops, Lakshmi must find a job to support her family. On the advice of a stranger, she goes to India to stay at a 'Happiness House', but once there finds she has been tricked, and sold into prostitution. Mumtaz, the cruel woman who runs the brothel, tells Lakshmi she is now trapped until she can pay off her family's debts. Mumtaz finds a way to cheat Lakshmi of even her small earnings, ensuring Lakshmi will be in her service for a long time. Despite the horrors of her life, Lakshmi finds a way to survive through friendships with other girls in the house and the hope that one day she will be able to escape. Sold was a National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature in 2006.
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Book Title: Sold
Narrative Type: Fiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Books
Type: Novel
Author: Patricia McCormick
Book Series: Sold
Intended Audience: Ages 9-12, Young Adults, Adults
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Publication Year: 2008
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
