by Patricia McCormick · EDICIONES SM · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788467520941
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«Vendida» is the realistic young adult novel by Patricia McCormick, published by Ediciones SM in paperback (264 pages, in Spanish).
Lakshmi, a twelve-year-old girl from a village in Nepal, leaves for the city convinced she will work as a maid to help her family. Upon arrival she discovers she has been sold to a trafficking network: her fate is sexual slavery. The novel follows her struggle to survive and hold on to some hope amid exploitation.
Published on September 5, 2007, it belongs to the Alerta roja collection, number 82 in the Gran Angular series.
Recommended for readers aged 14 to 18; it addresses human rights, human trafficking and child exploitation.
Patricia McCormick is an American journalist and writer of realistic fiction for young adults. She has twice been a finalist for the National Book Award.
