Sold Resources
Websites
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McCormick is not an author who shrinks from edgy subjects like human trafficking, child soldiering, or self-mutilation. Check out her other books at her website.
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This page provides tons of information, including a history of sex trafficking and the role NGOs play—and it's all focused on Nepal, where our story begins.
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You bet. News organizations across the world have human trafficking stories fairly regularly. Look at this one from the New York Times that focuses specifically on Nepal.
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Good—that's McCormick's point. Check out these two websites for ways you can help human trafficking survivors in Nepal and the United State.
Articles and Interviews
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We'll let her tell you in her own words.
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McCormick talks about the biggest challenges she had in writing the novel.
Video
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It's not oil or corn—it's children. This preview for the movie Sold helps shine some light on the issue.
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Especially when President Obama addresses the issue at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in 2012.
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While Sold is fictional, there are plenty of non-fiction resources. To learn more about human trafficking, watch the documentary The Day My God Died. But be warned: the film talks about violence, sexual abuse, and heartbreaking stories of real victims of human trafficking.
Audio
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McCormick and other participants explain the values and dangers of the dark turn in adolescent literature to listeners of NPR.
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We know that girls and boys are treated differently in Nepal and India. But for a weird correlation between technology and birth rate statistics, take a listen to this Freakonomics podcast. Be forewarned: there is discussion of sex-selection of babies and abortion.
Images
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McCormick doesn't look like someone who has won several awards for her dark adolescent literature.
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And it's easy to see this in McCormick's book cover for Sold.