Genre: Realistic Fiction
Age Level: 14 and up
# of Pages: 263
RAC Book: Yes
Lakshmi is a child living in Nepal. Due to poor farming conditions and a gambling stepfather, she is sold into prostitution. Her and her mother believe she is going to work as a maid in a nearby city in order to send money home to her family. When she makes the difficult journey and learns that she is to be held against her will in a house full of prostitutes, she tries to escape. Lakshmi quickly learns, however, how difficult it is to break out of this situation.
McCormick did a lot of research on this situation in India and spoke to girls who have escaped. This is a real issue that many students are not aware of. In this fictional story, the reader is not shielded from the horrors of this young girl’s life, but there is a sense of hope as well. Not all students will want to read about such a serious topic, but those who do will learn a lot. Well written.
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I read this book once in 7th grade and loved it. i went on to telling all my friends to read it. i am now in 9th grade and its my third time reading it and i haven’t gotten sick of it. this is am amazing book and i recommend it to all.
I loved the book! I’m in 6 grade i loved the book so much im doing my unit inquiry project on it!
i am in 10th grade, and i just read this book for a literature circle unit in school. i loved it through and through, and i hope to get others to read it. this book was amazing, my lit circle group and i had so much to discuss because of the amazing job McCormick does of describing everything. i also just finished a theme paper on it. my theme was survival!
I had to read this for my English 2 class, and I was surprised at how good it was