Changes to Sold by Patricia Mccormick

Leeanne O edited the description of Sold 1 day ago.

A powerful novel written in vignettes about a a Nepalese girl who risks everything for a chance to reclaim her life.Thirteen-year-old Lakshmi lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. Though they are desperately poor, Lakshmi's life is full of simple pleasures: playing hopscotch with her best friend, looking after her black-and-white speckled goat, having her mother brush her hair by the light of an oil lamp. But when Lakshmi's family lose all that remains of their crops in a monsoon, her stepfather says she must leave home and take a job in the city. Lakshmi undertakes the long journey to India full of hope for her new life, proud to be able to earn, daring to hope that she will make enough money to make her mother proud too. Then she learns the unthinkable truth: for 10,000 rupees she has been sold into prostitution.

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Monique T edited the ridiculously simplified synopsis of Sold Thursday, November 19 2009.

Shauna D edited the summary of Sold Tuesday, October 13 2009.

I am currently reading "Sold". My book is by Patrcia McCormick. My book is about a little girl who gets sold for prostitution. Her name is Lakishmi. Some of the main characters are Ama, which is her sister. Shis only really the main character in the beginning. Closer to the end Lakshmi meets a lot more other people who get talked about a lot. The main conflict in this story is when Lakshmi gets taken away from her parents and had to leave them for a couple of years.
I would suggest this book. I would suggest this book to anyone who loves to read. I would mostly suggest it to girls or boys ages 13 and up. No one lower than that because most kids under that age it would be to innapropriate. I loved this book because it was a total page turner. It was very interesting. It had a lot of details and really made you think. It also makes you emotional. It got very sad in some parts of the stories.

Shauna D edited the table of contents of Sold Sunday, October 4 2009.

~~there are not really chapters in this book there is basically alot of thing to read about like sections.~~

Shauna D edited the characters of Sold Sunday, October 4 2009.

Edited the description of Likshma: ~~she is one of the main charaters, she is about 12 years old and is about to become a maid in this story~~

Shauna D edited the summary of Sold Sunday, October 4 2009.

ok so far this book is about a young 13 year old girl. Who is basically sold for prostitution. thats where the name comes from.This girl (lakshmi) starts off at her house and living a normal life. Even though her parents are poor. Her father is dead so she now has a stepfather. She a sister name Ama and a little brother that is a baby. An so later on in the story she has to go to a place called the happy house and thats where men try to rape her and do lots of other things. I thought it was really sad and everything but so far it is a really great book. 9-29-09

Shauna D edited the description of Sold Sunday, October 4 2009.

Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. Though she is 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. He 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. An 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. Lakshmi's life becomes a nightmare from which she cannot escape. Still, she lives by her mother's words- Simply to endure is to triumph -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? Written in spare and evocative vignettes, this powerful novel renders a world that is as unimaginable as it is real, and a girl who not only survives but triumphs.

Shauna D edited the summary of Sold Tuesday, September 29 2009.

ok so far this book is about a young 13 year old girl. Who is basically sold for prostitution. thats where the name comes from.This girl (lakshmi) starts off at her house and living a normal life. Even though her parents are poor. Her father is dead so she now has a stepfather. She a sister name Ama and a little brother that is a baby. An so later on in the story she has to go to a place called the happy house and thats where men try to rape her and do lots of other things. I thought it was really sad and everything but so far it is a really great book. 9-29-09

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