Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. Though she is desperately poor, her life is full of simple pleasures, like playing hopscotch with

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Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. Though she is 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 familyâ‚¬s crops, Lakshmiâ‚¬s stepfather says she must leave home and take a job to support her family.Â

He 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 â‚¬Å“Happiness Houseâ‚¬Â full of hope.Â But she soon learns the unthinkable truth:Â she has been sold into prostitution.

An old woman named Mumtaz rules the brothel with cruelty and cunning.Â She tells Lakshmi that she is trapped there until she can pay off her familyâ‚¬s debt-then cheats Lakshmi of her meager earnings so that she can never leave.

Lakshmiâ‚¬s life becomes a nightmare from which she cannot escape.Â Still, she lives by her motherâ‚¬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.Â Then the day comes when she must make a decision-will she risk everything for a chance to reclaim her life?Â

Written in spare and evocative vignettes, this powerful novel renders a world that is as unimaginable as it is real, and a girl who not only survives but triumphs.
Country USA
Brand LITTLE, BROWN
Manufacturer Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780786851720
Model 9780786851720
ReleaseDate 2008-04-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780786851720

Country	USA
Brand	LITTLE, BROWN
Manufacturer	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780786851720
Model	9780786851720
ReleaseDate	2008-04-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780786851720

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