The author describes her to be this sweet, caring, and gentile girl who cares about nothing but. This product could be used to support a whole class study, literature circle groups, a book club, or even as an independent reading project. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. Brief summary of novel the novel sold tells the story of a girl named lakshmi from. Sold by patricia mccormick novel quiz proprofs quiz.
It was april 5, 1943, and the gestapo would arrive any minute. To research sold, patricia mccormick traveled to india and nepal where she interviewed the women of calcuttas redlight district and girls who have been rescued from the sex trade. A young nepalese girl is sold into sexual slavery in india. January 2007 in this national book award finalist, yearold lakshmi lives in a hut, perched on a mountainside in the himalayas. Jan 03, 2017 sold is an adaption of the awardwinning novel by patricia mccormick about a young girl from nepal who is trafficked to a brothel in india where she plots her escape. The true story of the little horse who became a hero, and the young readers edition of i am malala. I know situations like this happen all around the world and this is sickening. Sold, a deeply moving account of sexual trafficking.
Patricia mccormick booklist patricia mccormick message board. Mccormick uses language both lyrical and spare to lead the reader into this deeply troubled and troubling world this is a story of courage, which is precisely what it takes to plant ones literary work in unfamiliar soil. This hardhitting novel told in spare free verse poems exposes the plight of a yearold nepali girl sold into sexual slavery. Patricia is a twotime national book award finalist, and the author of five critically acclaimed novels, among them never fall down, the story of a boy who. Even though her family is poor and her stepfather gambles away money, she has learned to appreciate the simple pleasures associated with growing up in her mountainside home. These young girls have been sold for different price. Patricia is a twotime national book award finalist, and the author of five critically acclaimed novels, among them never fall down, the story of a boy who survived the killing fields of cambodia by playing music. Simply and plainly told, this story is a solid ya listen and if youre read any of patricia mccormicks other books, you wont be disappointed with her easy style. Her book purple heart was a publishers weekly best book, and her book sold, also a national book award finalist, is soon to be a feature film. Patricia mccormick, a finalist for the national book award, is the author of four critically acclaimed novels. Brown and his team have made a film that isnt exploitative. Besides the author has a pleasant style, chapters are short and the book is so interesting, the reader is eager to know how it ends.
Building your brain for success with legendary neuroscientist v. This was followed by the equally applauded my brother. Conflict sold by patricia mccormick book blog project. Sold by patricia mccormick meet your next favorite book. Written by patricia mccormick, sold tells the story of one girl, lakshmi, and her journey from her loving mother in nepal to the brutal happiness. Girls, like lakshmi, have been promised that they would have good jobs and left home with complete strangers in india and nepal. Feb 09, 2016 soldpatricia mccormick book report page 252 when no one is looking, i pack my bundle for my journey to the clean place and hide it under my bed. Jul 10, 2010 sold ebook written by patricia mccormick. Sep 01, 2006 the book follows the path of lakshmi, a thirteenyearold nepali girl, as she is sold and makes the journey to india, thinking she is going to be a maid for a rich woman. Her first novel for teens was cut, about a young woman who selfinjures herself. She is the author of the acclaimed novels cut and my brothers keeper.
Written with short chapters, the novel is fast moving and will maintain the interest of a range of readers of all abilities. Based on the true story of arn chornpond, this is an achingly raw and powerful novel about a child of war who becomes a man of peace, from national book award finalist patricia mccormick. Its written for each year, nearly 12,000 nepali girls are sold by their families, intentionally or unwittingly, into a life of sexual slavery in the brothels of india. Sold by patricia mccormick overdrive rakuten overdrive. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 268 pages and is available in hardcover format. The book by patricia details the experiences of lakshmi after being sold as a sex slave by her stepfather. The book was the published by hyperion books in the year 2006.
Through lakshmis innocent firstperson narrative, mccormick. Jan, 2015 to researchsold, patricia mccormick traveled to india and nepal, where she interviewed the women of calcuttas redlight district and girls who have been rescued from the sex trade. Readers are forced to confront the truth in patricia mccormicks book, sold, wherein a young girl named lakshmi is sold into the realm of sex slavery. Throughout her life, lakshmi has come to know hunger, poverty, and sexual abuse. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Patricia mccormicks novel sold presents money and men are the two powerful manipulators of the socioeconomic power in the outer patriarchal world.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. When she is sold to an itinerant auntie, she thinks shell be working as a maid in the city. Read sold by patricia mccormick available from rakuten kobo. The book is very interesting, one can see that the author did a lot of research on the subject. The book sold, by patricia mccormick is a great read for anyone who is interested in reading a novel that is both scary realistic and a great read. In sold, we are taken to nepal, where we meet an intelligent young girl called lakshmi. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. In this national book award finalist, yearold lakshmi lives in a hut, perched on a.
Patricia mccormick is a former journalist and a twotime national book award finalist whose books include cut, sold, never fall down, the plot to kill hitler, sergeant reckless. This was followed by the equally applauded my brothers keeper. Lakshmi loves her impoverished mountain village in patrica mccormicks novel sold, a book the author traveled to understand. Lakshmi, thinking she is going to a job as a housemaid, is innocent of what lies ahead until she arrives at happiness house, a brothel. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read sold. She lives in new york with two children, a husband and two cats.
It tells the story of a girl from nepal named lakshmi, who is sold into sexual slavery in india. Patricia mccormick wrote the realistic fiction novel called sold. Im wiping the makeup off my face when the darkskinned. So prepare yourself for a heartbreakingly believable tale. Dietrich bonhoeffer had been expecting this day for a long time. Its gripping, horrifying, and, even though this book is a work. She loves the stunning beauty of the mountains long purple shadows, the tallow pumpkin blossoms that close in the evening as the white jasmine open.
How well do you remember this touching story that is common in the world today. The story has a lot of sad moments but ends on a high note. Families, teenage girls, friendship, juvenile fiction, slavery, prostitution, fiction, child prostitution, human trafficking, novels in verse, family, juvenile prostitution, family problems, reading levelgrade 9, reading levelgrade 8, reading levelgrade 11, reading levelgrade 10, reading levelgrade 12. Sold free essay, term paper and book report i read the book sold, written by patricia mccormick and published in 2006. Except the escape part doesnt always happen in real life.
Sold by patricia mccormick is the story of yearold lakshmi in the country of nepal. This author has no problem with writing what other writers are scared to write about, but still has time to make the readers fall in. In fact, sold which was published in 2006 is so compelling and well written that it was a national book award finalist, it won the quill award, and it was named an ala top ten best book for young adults, all in 2007. I understand new home once lakshmi stayed for a couple of days. Sold by patricia mccormick pdf free download ebook.
Sold is a book that nearly everyone will read in one sitting. Mahone novel sold author patricia mccormick featured country or culture nepal,calcutta cultural novel students will research a countryculture and create a typed or handwritten report based on the following criteriaquestions. Lakshmi is a thirteenyearold girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in nepal. Other seminal books she has written are cut and my brothers keeper. Here, most of the female characters suffer from the economic crisis. Justine eyre is a classically trained actress who has narrated over two hundred audiobooks. To research sold, patricia mccormick traveled to india and nepal, where she interviewed the women of calcuttas redlight district and girls who have been rescued from the sex trade. Parents need to know that patricia mccormick s awardwinning novel in verse, sold, is the story of lakshmi, a yearold girl from a poor village in rural nepal, who is sold into prostitution by her stepfather. Sold ebook by patricia mccormick 9781484731673 rakuten kobo. Sold is a heartbreaking book by patricia mccormick. Patricia mccormick has received much acclaim for the novels shes written about important topics that people often find uncomfortable talking about. This book really makes you appreciate that you live in the united states and that you have a small chance of getting sold into human trafficking.
Her owner told her that she was working as a prostitute. This was followed by my brothers keeper in 2005, about a boy struggling with his brothers addiction. Her latest, sold, tells the story of a young girl from nepal who is sold into the sex slave industry in india. Lakshmi, a 14 year old girl from nepal is sold by her stepfather to go live in a brothel. Sold is a young adult novel by patricia mccormick and details yearold lakshmis experiences after being sold. The emotional rollercoaster of sold jessica leyte sold, written by patricia mccormick, a journalist novelist, tells the unfortunate tale of a fourteen year old girl named lakshmi from nepal. Sold is a novel by patricia mccormick, published in 2006. Lakshmi, a year old girl from nepal, lives in a small mountain village with her mother, ama, her baby brother, and her gambling addicted.
Patricia mccormicks novel sold summary and analysis. Many people are under the assumption that the fight for womens rights is over. Sold, by patricia mccormick, is about a young girl that faces the horrors of human trafficking. Purple heart, a suspenseful psychological novel that explores the killing of a 10yearold boy in iraq. The sold community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical. As harrowing as lakshmis story is, director jeffrey d. The book follows the path of lakshmi, a thirteenyearold nepali girl, as she is sold and makes the journey to india, thinking she is going to be a maid for a rich woman. Her debut novel, cut, captivated teenagers and adults alike, becoming a bestseller in america and winning numerous awards. Patricia mccormick is a twotime national book award finalist and former journalist who has won much acclaim for her compassionate approach to hardhitting subjects.
Sold tells the tragic, yet hopeful story of a year old girl sold into prostitution to pay off the debts of her family. Lakshmi, thinking she is going to a job as a housemaid, is innocent of what lies ahead until she arrives at happiness house, a brothel in india. Pdf sold book by patricia mccormick free download 268. Childrens literature sold is a demanding at at times painful book to read. Service manual section body controller diagnostic trouble, showgirl murders, slugs bugs and salamanders discovering animals in your garden, small states inside and outside the european union interests policies 1st edition, snared. Once she finally understood what was happening she did it on her own. Thirteenyearold lakshmi lives with her family in nepal. Lakshmi is a thirteenyearold girl who lives with her family in a small hut in a mountain village. My brothers keeper, a realistic view of teenage substance abuse. The main characters of this young adult, realistic fiction story are.
Patricia mccormick is a critically acclaimed author for young adults. Simply and plainly told, this story is a solid ya listen and if youre read any of patricia mccormick s other books, you wont be disappointed with her easy style. Unfortunatelly, the book ends with lakshmis liberation, but there is more i would have liked to have known. She and her family are desperate for money, but they all know that no one is going to walk through the door. The story line of sold is far too common in the world. Unfortunatelly, the book ends with lakshmis liberation, but. This study guide consists of approximately 32 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of sold. In sold, lakshmi has a hard life on a mountaintop in nepalher familys rice paddy is at the mercy of the weather, and her stepfather gambles away what little money they have. The novel is written in a series of short, vignettestyle chapters, from the point of view of the main character. The first edition of the novel was published in september 1st 2006, and was written by patricia mccormick.
Parents need to know that sold, based on the book by patricia mccormick, is the fictional tale of one very young nepalese girls tragic journey from childhood to life as a sex slave in india. Written by twotime national book award finalist patricia mccormick, author of sold and never fall down and coauthor of the young readers edition of i am malala. The money that was made went to bills and food costs. Parents need to know that patricia mccormicks awardwinning novel in verse, sold, is the story of lakshmi, a yearold girl from a poor village in rural nepal, who is sold into prostitution by her stepfather. Sold by mccormick, patricia and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The author describes her to be this sweet, caring, and gentile girl who cares about nothing but being strong for her mother and younger brother.
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