![]() ![]() ![]() Trained as an investigative reporter, I took notes and photos observing the sights, smells, foods, sounds, and the customs- details to give the book authenticity. Q: What did your travel to India and Nepal bring to your story?Ī: I spent a month in India and Nepal tracing Lakshmi's steps- going from a poor, isolated village in the foothills of the Himalayas all the way to the teeming red-light district of Calcutta. To me, there is nothing more powerful- or permanent- than the impact of a book. ![]() ![]() I believe that young adults want to know what's happening to their peers on the other side of the world, but that media accounts, by their very nature, cannot usually go beyond the surface. But more than five years ago, when I had a chance meeting with a photographer who was working undercover to document the presence of young girls in brothels overseas, I knew immediately that I wanted to do what no one else had done so far: tell this heartbreaking story from the point of view of one individual girl. A: In the past few years, the trafficking of children has gotten a good deal of media attention. ![]()
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