{"product_id":"sold","title":"SOLD","description":"A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST\n\nThis poignant, bestselling verse novel gives voice to a young girl robbed of her childhood yet determined to find the strength to triumph.\n\nLakshmi 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.\n\nHe 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.\n\nAn 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.\n\nLakshmi'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?\n\nWritten in spare and evocative vignettes by the co-author of I Am Malala (Young Readers Edition), this powerful novel renders a world that is as unimaginable as it is real, and a girl who not only survives but triumphs.\n\n“Hard-hitting ... The author beautifully balances the harshness of brothel life with the poignant relationships among its residents.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)\n\n“An unforgettable account of sexual slavery as it exists now.” —Booklist (starred review)\n\nPublishers Weekly Best 100 Books of the Year\nNPR’s Best Books of the Year\nAmerican Library Association Top Ten List, Best Books of the Year\nGustav-Heinemann Peace Prize\nBooklist Editor’s Choice Award\nNew York Public Library Best Books for Teens\nChildren’s Literature Council’s Choice\nBook Sense Pick\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0786851724\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 31UE30000NH3_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:McCormick, Patricia\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43243521343549,"sku":"31UE30000NH3_ns","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0786851724-0.jpg?v=1780349360","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/sold","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}