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Aug 21, 2021arieuna_long rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Lakshmi is a thirteen year old girl and lives in Nepal with her family. Her stepfather’s gambeling problem leads him to send her to work in the city as a maid for a wealthy family. She was not happy to leave her family behind but she was…
Aug 21, 2021mayasarahstock rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I would highly recommend reading the book Sold. In Sold, 13 year old Lakshmi was taken from her rural village in Nepal to be sold to a brothel. Lakshmi was repeatedly tortured and is told she will never make enough money to pay off her…
May 29, 2019red_ant_7450 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
It was very sad, but it was a great book.
Dec 03, 2018The_Zookeeper rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Theis is a truly eye-opening book. It is amazing what these girls have gone through and been able to survive.
Jan 28, 2018
It was more poetic than I expected, but great in a disturbing way.
FindingJane
Jul 11, 2017FindingJane rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Americans often bleat about what they consider to be basic human rights: right to have a great job, affordable housing, punctual public transportation, etc. Then when we receive these things we take them for granted. That’s because they…
Jul 17, 2016mmilanow rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
An eye-opening story about the ongoing horrors of human trafficking in Southeast Asia, drawing from research and the horrifying and very real experiences of survivors of sexual slavery. The protagonist recounts her captivating and…
Jun 16, 2016KeenaL rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This story is so sad and eye opening.
Jun 01, 2016jlmommie01 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A well written story that speaks from a young girls stand point. It describes the horrors she experienced with innocence and no vulgarity. A well written novel that describes the horror of the sex slave industry and the truths at a level…
Nov 07, 2015
This book is so incredibly amazing. Lakshmi is a 13 year old girl who comes from a very poor family in Nepal. Her stepfather said it was time for her to go into the city and earn some money for the family. That was when her father sold her…
Jun 30, 2014
I picked this book up from a discount table and was intrigued by the description on the fly leaf. I was stunned at the harshness of the narration, but realized that this is all too real for millions of poor girls and boys in many…
Jan 10, 2014Gammaof2 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Altho this particular book is fiction, it is based on a very real occurrence, Human trafficking. Not only is it real, but horribly wrong on so many levels. I felt so bad for these girls; however since this really does happen around the…
Dec 05, 2013
“Sold” is a moving, haunting piece of literature depicting the life of a young girl sold into prostitution. The main character is Lakshmi, a young girl, who lives in a small village with her mother and cruel stepfather. As time goes by,…
Aug 15, 2013
Couldn't put the book down, even after I finished reading it, I re-read it again!
amcewen10
Jul 02, 2013amcewen10 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
this book is very good.
May 06, 2013VioletEyed rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Usually, if a book is in verse I am not too fond of it. In the case of "Sold" though, the simplicity of the writing brought life and hope to the otherwise dark events. Absolutely a book a person should have to read at least once!
Keondra1999
Oct 23, 2012
very good book
Elizabeth_L_W
Jun 25, 2012Elizabeth_L_W rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Here is the link to the review I did on this book. http://imaginationalwonders.blogspot.com/2012/04/sold-patricia-mccormick-book-review.html
beagl65
Apr 22, 2012
I think this story is trying to give all men a bad rep. It makes the reader think that men are terrible creatures when really this doesn't happen to everyone. i have complete and utter sympathy to the women and girls in these 'happiness…
lalla22
Mar 09, 2012
omg such a sad book make u want to cry but u love the ending read the ending and you will know what i mean
JasmineAurora
Feb 18, 2012JasmineAurora rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I CRIED SO MUCH! Then again that's not saying much since I cry at any book that is the least bit sad. But this book really transported you. You felt like you were there with her. You experience her emotion which is what made this book so…
Sep 12, 2011DeltaQueen50 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a book to chill the soul. Sold by Patricia McCormick tells the story of Lakshmi, a twelve year old girl from Nepal who is sold by her stepfather and finds herself a resident of the “Happiness House” in a large city in India. …
Aug 26, 2011
Lakshmi a thirteen year old from Nepal thinks she is going to the city to work as a ladies maid. Instead she has been sold to a brothel in India. Written in a simple free verse style it is a heartbreaking book.
ReferenceChick
Feb 10, 2011ReferenceChick rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Heartbreaking story narrated by a 13-year old girl from Nepal who is sold into sexual slavery in India. I instantly cared for Lakshmi - she lived a poor life on a mountainside in Nepal, with her strong yet submissive mother, a tiny…
Jan 03, 2011lightbytheway rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Sold Patricia McCormick A young girl from Nepal is "sold" by her stepfather and taken to India as a child prostitute slave. It is a very sad story told by the child herself. It is well written but I don't consider it a recommended read…