Sold
Ranked #4 in Nepal, Ranked #24 in Human Rights — see more rankings.
Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut in the mountains of Nepal. Her family is desperately poor, but her life is full of simple pleasures, like raising her black-and-white speckled goat, 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 working for a wealthy woman in... more
He introduces her to a glamorous stranger who tells her she will find her a job as a maid working for a wealthy woman in... more
Rankings by Category
Sold is ranked in the following categories:
- #66 in 10th Grade
- #41 in 13-Year-Old
- #64 in 15-Year-Old
- #48 in 8th Grade
- #64 in Abuse
- #62 in Indian
- #45 in Poverty
- #57 in Slavery
- #79 in Trade
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