by Patricia McCormick · EDICIONES SM · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788467520941
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«Vendida» is the realistic young adult novel by Patricia McCormick, published by Ediciones SM in paperback (264 pages, in Spanish).
Lakshmi, a twelve-year-old girl from a village in Nepal, leaves for the city convinced she will work as a maid to help her family. Upon arrival she discovers she has been sold to a trafficking network: her fate is sexual slavery. The novel follows her struggle to survive and hold on to some hope amid exploitation.
Published on 5 September 2007, it belongs to the Alerta roja collection, number 82 in the Gran Angular series.
Recommended for readers aged 14 to 18; it addresses human rights, human trafficking and child exploitation.
Patricia McCormick is an American journalist and writer of realistic fiction for young adults. She has twice been a finalist for the National Book Award.
