

A very good but disturbing story about a girl from Nepal forced into the sex trade in India.
#FoodandLit #Nepal @Catsandbooks @Texreader
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A very good but disturbing story about a girl from Nepal forced into the sex trade in India.
#FoodandLit #Nepal @Catsandbooks @Texreader
#gottacatchemall (Emolga: power outage) @PuddleJumper
This was often a tough book to read, about a 13 year old Nepali girl sold into prostitution in India. McCormick does an amazing job of describing how horribly Lakshmi is treated while also refraining from being excessively explicit. Lakshmi faces these circumstances with her mother‘s words that to endure is to triumph and never fully gives up hope.
#YA #FoodAndLit #Nepal #India
November #bookspin is an author that i have been wanting to try for a long time. Can't wait to dig in!
@TheAromaofBooks
Shy, socially awkward Marie chronicles her use of sex, writing, and the internet to connect with others and overcome her social deficits, with mixed results.
People who think she's a bad writer sound like they're regurgitating Truman Capote's dumb comment about Kerouac's On the Road: “That's not writing, that's typing.“
Good luck getting ahold of this gem of a book, though.
The tenth most banned book in America this past year is a skillfully and sensitively told story, based on interviews with real survivors, of a 13 year old Nepali girl sold by her stepfather into prostitution in India. This important, inspiring, and very moving book, published in 2006 to critical acclaim, exemplifies the words Lakshmi‘s beloved mother tells her, “Simply to endure…is to triumph,” and celebrates survival, love of learning, and hope.
Ready to start reading for comps!! These are just the print copies ♥️I would be a professional reader if anyone was hiring
I‘m just a little over halfway thru this doorstop and I‘ve nearly bailed because it doesn‘t always keep my interest (seems a bit repetitive). Do I hang in there???
Novel in verse ~ heartbreaking story of 5 teens who had to flee abuse, neglect, and rejection from their families, and fall into addiction and dangerous circumstances 💔
#ReadAway2024
#SeriesLove2024
My chunky bedtime read arrived! @Cathythoughts ♥️
I love to have a big fat novel to look forward to each night.