"Sold" by Patricia McCormick is a fictional account of a young girl sold into sexual slavery. The novel has been a National Book Award finalist, but now, it's the most challenged book in America. "We need to prepare our young readers for the world as it is," McCormick says. #Velshi
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Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘Sold’ by Patricia McCormick
“Sold” by Patricia McCormick tells the fictional story of Lakshmi, a 13-year-old girl sold into sexual slavery to help pay off her stepfather’s debts. Her story is told in a series of vignettes, deliberately fractured to mirror her life itself. “Sold” was a National Book Award finalist, but now it has a new distinction. It’s America’s most banned book.