Items related to SOLD: What will it take to find freedom?

SOLD: What will it take to find freedom? - Hardcover

Barrow, Sue

 
9781914578021: SOLD: What will it take to find freedom?
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1914578023 ISBN 13: 9781914578021
Publisher: Cadence Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

'Compulsively readable, harrowing yet hopeful...shines a fierce light into the shadows of child trafficking.' THE GUARDIAN

Fifteen-year-old Roza thinks she's leaving Albania for better things in the UK. But her dad has sold her as a slave.

Other people consider her their property and treat her as such. They work her hard, beating and starving her, refusing to let her go out. But she must tell people they are her parents. When Roza runs to the police, her captors show them a forged birth certificate. She is dismissed as attention-seeking and returned to them for punishment.

Before Roza left Albania, her teacher told her about a man she could go to for help if she ever needed it, but she was too excited to pay attention. Now, she can't remember his name or address. He is somewhere in North London, but that's a huge place.

She doesn't think life can get much worse...until she tries to escape.

Every year, an estimated 300,000 children worldwide are enslaved by human traffickers. SOLD is one of the first novels to explore this.

It should appeal to fans of Miriam Halahmy, Anne Cassidy, and Laurie Halse Anderson.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

SOLD is Sue Barrow's second novel. Her debut, 'Keeping Secrets', was published by Pont in 2006. She's also the author of 'Hometown Histories' for both Cardiff and the South Wales Valleys.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Cadence Publishing
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1914578023
ISBN 13 
9781914578021
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
252