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Patricia McCormick

Hyperion New York

2006

263 páginas

8h 46m

ISBN-10: 0786851716

kshmi 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 family's crops, Lakshmi's stepfather says she must leave home and take a job to support her family. 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 "Happiness House" full of hope. But she soon learns the unthinkable truth: she has been sold into prostitution.

Resenhas (2)

5 (Perfeito)

triste, angustiante

que livro incrível :( conhecer a Lakshmi me tocou de uma forma que não consigo colocar em palavras, conhecer a história de todas essas garotas que estão no mesmo lugar que a Lakshmi, saber como elas foram parar lá e ver que elas não tem expectativa nenhuma de sair é angustiante e triste! Durante o livro, a gente consegue perceber a evolução e a perda da inocência da nossa protagonista, e a garra que ela tem para com a vida e essa é a única coisa bonita!