Patirica McCormick wrote SOLD and was awarded as one of the best selling authors. This book was also the finalist for the National Book Award. If I would say one word about this book it would be "survival." A young thirteen year old girl named Lakshmi lives in Nepal in a shack on a mountain with her mother, step father, younger brother, and older sister. Lakshmi is just a regular young girl that goes to school and enjoys doing things like playing with her best friend, raising her goat, and just simple pleasures in life. Lakshmi and her family struggle to make ends meet and so Lakshmi is willing to go work in the city, which is a place with gold top roofs and happy and rich people that don't have to worry about life. She is going to have to be a maid for some rich white family or that is what she thinks at least. Her mother doesn't want her to go but her step father says this has to be done, so one day he takes her to the city and she is taken to the "Happiness House" where there are a bunch of little girls in pretty dresses with their hair and make up all done. Lakshmi soon realises that her step father has sold her into prostitution. Not only is she having to be brought into prostitution but she is also beaten almost daily, starved, and mistreated. In order for her to come home she must pay off her debt to Mumtaz, the boss at the house. She will never be able to do this under this evil lady's power so read this book to know what happens to Lakshmi!
~This book makes you realise what you have and that your life isn't so bad after all. It also shows a lot of inspiration due to the about of courage, strength, heart, etc. Lakshmi has. Lastly, this book makes you want to do something about this horrible issue that is still going on today!
-Go to this website to check out more of Patricia McCormick's books!
2 comments:
Great post Maeghan! I never read this, but after reading what you wrote, I want to! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
You did a great job of capturing the book. Lakshmi is a tough girl isn't she-
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