{"product_id":"sold-by-patricia-mccormick","title":"SOLD by Patricia McCormick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis poignant, bestselling verse novel gives voice to a young girl robbed of her childhood yet determined to find the strength to triumph.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. Though desperately poor, her life is full of simple pleasures, like playing hopscotch with her best friend from school, and having her mother brush her hair by the light of an oil lamp. But when the harsh Himalayan monsoons wash away all that remains of the family's crops, Lakshmi's stepfather says she must leave home and take a job to support her family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe introduces her to a glamorous stranger who tells her she will find her a job as a maid in the city. Glad to be able to help, Lakshmi journeys to India and arrives at “Happiness House” full of hope. But she soon learns the unthinkable truth: she has been sold into prostitution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn old woman named Mumtaz rules the brothel with cruelty and cunning. She tells Lakshmi that she is trapped there until she can pay off her family's debt-then cheats Lakshmi of her meager earnings so that she can never leave.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLakshmi's life becomes a nightmare from which she cannot escape. Still, she lives by her mother's words—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSimply to endure is to triumph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—and gradually, she forms friendships with the other girls that enable her to survive in this terrifying new world. Then the day comes when she must make a decision-will she risk everything for a chance to reclaim her life?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in spare and evocative vignettes by the co-author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eI Am Malala (Young Readers Edition)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this powerful novel renders a world that is as unimaginable as it is real, and a girl who not only survives but triumphs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hard-hitting ... The author beautifully balances the harshness of brothel life with the poignant relationships among its residents.” —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An unforgettable account of sexual slavery as it exists now.” —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublishers Weekly Best 100 Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003eNPR’s Best Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Library Association Top Ten List, Best Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003eGustav-Heinemann Peace Prize\u003cbr\u003eBooklist Editor’s Choice Award\u003cbr\u003eNew York Public Library Best Books for Teens\u003cbr\u003eChildren’s Literature Council’s Choice \u003cbr\u003eBook Sense Pick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47854702657777,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/9757\/8890\/files\/sold_389acec1-3c1f-42c5-af69-51d3c19de3c2.jpg?v=1772308246","url":"https:\/\/shopsouthandpine.com\/products\/sold-by-patricia-mccormick","provider":"South \u0026 Pine and Blue Apple Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}