Sold
Publication Information
Author:  McCormick, Patricia	Illustrator:
Title:  Sold	Date:  2006
Publisher:  Hyperion Paperbacks	City:  New York City
ISBN, paperback:	ISBN, hardback:  13:979-0-7868-5172-0 & 10
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:
General Information:
Book Type(s):    diaries and journals, fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies| language arts - reading
Summary:
Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a village in Nepal. Her stepfather sells her into sexual slavery and her life of prostitution begins in a large city in India. The book is written in short paragraphs, sentences, and phrases, much like a diary or journal. In fact, Lakshmi keeps a journal.
Teaching Ideas:
NE Ohioans will see parallels between Lakshmi and the three young women from the house on Seymour Ave. For Lakshmi, the lure was a job to help her desperately poor family. What lures are used in the U.S. to lure young girls into prostitution?
Teaching Strategies:
K-W-L Instruction Strategy    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf
Think-Pair-Share    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/think_pair_share.pdf
Types of Journals    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/types_of_journals.pdf
Problem and Solution Outline and Text Frame    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/prob_solution.pdf
Unsent Letters    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/unsent_letters.pdf
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Social Studies > anthropology > cultures Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > betrayal Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > compassion Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > endurance Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > group > relationships > friendships Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices > taking risks Family > mothers > mother-child relationships Hardships > survival Social Studies > sociology > social issues > violence > child abuse Social Studies > sociology > social issues > exploitation

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