‘Sold’: A look at child trafficking

Patricia McCormick’s fiction tells the story of a Nepali girl trapped in a cruel world of exploitation.

Patricia McCormick’s ‘Sold’ confronts one of humanity’s most disturbing realities through the eyes of a thirteen-year-old Nepali girl named Lakshmi. Published in 2006, this young adult novel has opened the eyes of readers worldwide to the harsh truth of human trafficking. What makes this book remarkable is its unflinching portrayal of a painful subject and McCormick’s ability to tell the story with brutal honesty and deep compassion.