Patricia mccormick is a twotime national book award finalist whose books include cut, sold, never fall down, and the young readers edition of i am malala. Her other books, sold, my brothers keeper, and purple heart have received numerous awards. Sold is a novel by patricia mccormick, published in 2006. Her debut novel, cut, was an ala quick pick for ya readers, an ala best book for teenagers, and a nypl book for the teen age. Patricia mccormick, a twotime national book award finalist, is the author of five critically acclaimed novels never fall down, a novel based on the true story of an 11yearold boy who survived the killing fields of cambodia by playing music. Aug 19, 2014 written by twotime national book award finalist patricia mccormick, author of sold and never fall down and coauthor of the young readers edition of i am malala. Purple heart, a suspenseful psychological novel that explores the killing of a 10yearold boy in iraq. The title of this book is sold and it was written by patricia mccormick.
Sold, based on mccormicks research in the brothels of india, has been made into a feature film. The first edition of the novel was published in september 1st 2006, and was written by patricia mccormick. Patricia mccormick born may 23, 1956 is an american journalist and writer of realistic fiction for young adults. Patricia mccormick writes about some very hard issues in descriptive vignettes. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Patricia mccormick is the author of two other novels, cut 2000 and my brothers keeper2005. It was adapted for a film starring gillian anderson and david arquette, released in the united states in 2016. It tells the story of a girl from nepal named lakshmi, who is sold into sexual slavery in india. Sold, by patricia mccormick, is about a young girl that faces. Mccormick won an editors choice award from booklist and was a national book award finalist in 2006 for her book sold.
Published in 1999, it has sold nearly a million copies. American author who was a twotime finalist for the national book award in 2006 and 2012 for her books sold and never fall down, respectively. The story is about a nepalese girlyearold lakshmiwho leaves home thinking she will be working to support her desperately poor family. It was published by hyperion and has a total of 263 pages in the book. Sold, a searing novel about child trafficking and never fall down, based on the true story of a boy who survived the killing fields of cambodia, were national book award finalists. National book award finalist patricia mccormick on never.
It explores the challenges and injustices that many young peopleespecially womenface in third world countries. 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. Sold, by patricia mccormick, is on the 2007 top ten best books for young adults list. Local filmmaker jeffrey dean brown, an oscar winner for his 1986 short, mollys pilgrim, has said reading patricia mccormicks national book award finalist novel was like reading a song. May 07, 2007 sold, by patricia mccormick, is on the 2007 top ten best books for young adults list. This was followed by the equally applauded my brothers keeper. This national book award nominee from twotime finalist patricia mccormick is the unforgettable story of arn chornpond, who defied the odds to survive the cambodian genocide of 19751979 and the labor camps of the khmer rouge. The 2014 movie sold by oscarwinning director jeffrey d.
The story line of sold is far too common in the world. In fact, sold which was published in 2006 is so compelling and well written that it was a national book award finalist, it won the quill award, and it was named an ala top ten best book for young adults, all in 2007. These challenges, however, only serve to heighten the impact of the powerful and important novel that sheds light on a global crisis. I recently read a book called sold, by patricia mccormick. To research sold, patricia mccormick traveled to india and nepal, where she interviewed the women of calcuttas redlight district and girls who have been rescued from the sex trade. Childrens literature sold is a demanding at at times painful book to read. Sold by patricia mccormick pdf free download ebook. Sold is directed by academy and emmy award winner, jeffrey d. Mccormick uses language both lyrical and spare to lead the reader into this deeply troubled and troubling world this is a story of courage, which is precisely what it takes to plant ones literary work in unfamiliar soil. She has twice been a finalist for the national book award. Patricia is a twotime national book award finalist, and the author of five critically acclaimed novels, among them never fall down, the story of a boy who survived the killing fields of cambodia by playing music for the khmer rouge. Patricia mccormick is an author for young adults and a journalist. Mccormick has won numerous awards and honors for her books, including being a finalist for the national book award for sold and never fall down, as well as npr best books of the year, american library associations best books for young adults, publishers weekly best 25 books of the year, and new york public librarys best books.
The novel is written in a series of short, vignettestyle chapters, from the point of view of the main character. This book is a real page turner, because there is no dull part of the book. Her debut novel, cut, captivated teenagers and adults alike, becoming a bestseller in america and winning numerous awards. Based on the true story of cambodian advocate arn chornpond, and authentically told from his point of view as a young. Sold originally published in 2006 was a national book award finalist, a quill award winner, and an american library association top ten best book for young adults. Sold was shortlisted for the national book award for young peoples literature and was a publishers weekly best book of the year.
American library association top ten quick pick 2000. Its about the trafficking of girls from nepal to brothels in india. I would rate it the book so high, because of the depth of the writing. Sold 2006 is patricia mccormick s third novel for young adult readers and the winner of a 2007 quill award.
Sold, a deeply moving account of sexual trafficking. Brown adapts patricia mccormicks novel sold a national book award finalist into a vivid, harrowing and inspiring story of a young girls resilience in the face of unspeakable cruelty. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 268 pages and is available in hardcover format. Patricia mccormick audio books, best sellers, author bio. To research sold, patricia mccormick traveled to india and nepal where she interviewed the women of calcuttas redlight district and girls who have been rescued from the sex trade.
Sold was a national book award finalist by the coauthor of the i am malala young readers edition. January 2007 in this national book award finalist, yearold lakshmi lives in a hut, perched on a mountainside in the himalayas. Patricia is a twotime national book award finalist, and the author of five critically acclaimed novels, among them never fall down, the story of a boy who. Patricia mccormick, a twotime national book award finalist, is the author of several critically acclaimed novels including never fall down, the true story of a boy who survived the killing fields of cambodia by playing music for the khmer rouge, and sold, a moving account of sexual trafficking. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read sold. From the bestselling author of cut comes the powerful, ultimately triumphant story of a thirteenyearold girl who is forced from her mountain home and sold into prostitution. A pg, 50 minute version of sold the firm is available for use by high schools and colleges, as well as faith based and community screenings. Check all the awards won and nominated for by patricia mccormick quill award for young adultteen 2007 and more awards. In reality she has been sold into the sexual slave trade and. Her first novel for teens was cut, about a young woman who selfinjures herself.
To write her novel sold, mccormick traveled to the brothels of india and the mountain villages of. I just finished reading sold by patricia mccormick. National book award finalist, a quill award winner and an american. Sep 05, 2000 set in rhode island, winner of the national book award tells the story of twins who could not be more different. Patricia mccormick is a former journalist and a twotime national book award finalist whose books include cut, sold, never fall down, the plot to kill hitler, sergeant reckless. In 2002 mccormicks cut was named one of the ala best books for young adults for that year. As was true with her national book award finalist, sold, patricia mccormick uses her fiction writing skills and her journalistic writing ability to share a child victims harrowing tale. Patricia is a twotime national book award finalist, and the author of five critically acclaimed novels, among them never fall down, the story of a boy who survived the killing fields of cambodia by playing music.
A selection of national book award finalists and winners from 20052015. Mccormick earned an ms from the columbia university. Abigail mather is a woman of passionate sensual and sexual appetites, while her sister, the book loving local librarian dorcas, lives a quiet life of the mind. Brown and executive produced by twotime academy award winner, emma thompson. Written by twotime national book award finalist patricia mccormick, author of sold and never fall down and coauthor of the young readers edition of i am malala. To research sold, she traveled to india and nepal, where she interviewed the women of calcuttas redlight district and girls who have been rescued from the sex trade.
Sold, a ya novel by patricia mccormick check it out on worldcat. Dietrich bonhoeffer had been expecting this day for a long time. If book awards were oscars, patricia mccormick would be close to a lifetime achievement in little over a single decade since she first published for young adults. She lives in new york with two children, a husband and two cats. Sold by patricia mccormick in djvu, doc, rtf download ebook. Patricia mccormick, a 2006 finalist for the national book award, is the author of four critically acclaimed novels purple heart, a suspenseful psychological novel that explores the killing of a 10yearold boy in iraq. Patricia mccormick is an american journalist and writer of realistic fiction for young adults. This was followed by my brothers keeper in 2005, about a boy struggling with his brothers addiction. She loves the stunning beauty of the mountains long purple shadows, the tallow pumpkin blossoms that close in the evening as the white jasmine open. Focusing on the life of lakshmi, a young girl from a mountain village in nepal who is sold into prostitution in india, the book is a powerful statement about the sex trade and one girls ability to survive desperate circumstances. Except the escape part doesnt always happen in real life.
Patricia is a twotime national book award finalist, and the author of five critically acclaimed novels, among them never fall down, the story of a boy who survived the killing. She recently received a new york foundation for the arts fellowship. Oct 17, 2012 based on the true story of arn chornpond, never fall down was recently named a national book award finalist. In sold, lakshmi has a hard life on a mountaintop in nepalher familys rice. Lakshmi is a thirteenyearold girl who lives with her family. She worked recently with malala yousafzai, on the young readers edition of i am malala, the story of the pakistani girl who was shot by the taliban for standing up for her right to an education. So prepare yourself for a heartbreakingly believable tale of naivete, betrayal, loss of innocence, and hope. Dec 08, 2012 patricia mccormick is a former journalist, novelist and twotime national book award finalist. It was april 5, 1943, and the gestapo would arrive any minute. Thirteenyearold lakshmi leaves her poor mountain home in nepal thinking that she is to work in the city as a maid only to find that she has been sold into the sex slave trade in india and that there is no hope of escape california young reader medal for young adults, 2009 a national book award finalist a quill award winner. National book award finalist, young peoples literature, 2006.
Patricia mccormick is an accomplished young adult author and her 2006 novel, sold, is a. Patricia mccormick is a former journalist, novelist and twotime national book award finalist. Told in a series of short vignettes from the perspective of the main character, it is the story of a nepali girl named lakshmi who is sold into sexual slavery in india. Im wiping the makeup off my face when the darkskinned. Her books have won many awards, including national book award finalist in 2006 and booklist 2006 editors choice award. My brothers keeper, a realistic view of teenage substance abuse. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of sold by patricia mccormick. Lakshmi is a thirteenyearold girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in nepal. Mccormick was named a new york foundation on the arts fellow in 2004. She earned an ms from the columbia university graduate school of journalism and lives in new york with her husband, son, and two cats she is most known for her book, sold. Sold is a fulllength feature film adapted from the national book award nominated and quill awardwinning novel by patricia mccormick. Though she is desperately poor, her life is full of simple pleasures, like playing hopscotch with her best friend from school, and having her. More awards and honors on patricia s official website. Sold by patricia mccormick book cover, 2006 isbn 9780786851720.
Patricia mccormick is a critically acclaimed author for young adults. It was adapted for a film starring gillian anderson and david arquette. She is the author of the acclaimed novels cut and my brothers keeper. Patricia mccormick thirteenyearold lakshmi leaves her poor mountain home in nepal thinking that she is to work in the city as a maid only to find that she has been sold into the sex slave trade in india and that. Mccormick graduated from rosemont college in 19741978. Sold is a 2006 young adult novel by american author patricia mccormick. Pdf sold book by patricia mccormick free download 268.
The true story of the little horse who became a hero, and the young readers edition of i am malala. So when patricia mccormick writes a novel about human trafficking for young. Patricia mccormick, a finalist for the national book award, is the author of four critically acclaimed novels. Patricia mccormick, a finalist for the national book award, is the acclaimed author of cut, my brothers keeper, sold, and purple heart. Shortlisted national book awards, young peoples literature 2006 us. Patricia holds a masters degree in creative writing, and has contributed regularly to the. Patricia mccormick, a twotime national book award finalist, is the author of several critically acclaimed novels including never fall down, the true story of a boy who survived the killing fields of cambodia by playing music for the khmer rouge, and sold, a. Lakshmi is a thirteenyearold girl who lives with her family in a small hut in the. National book awards week is held every midnovember.
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