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352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781338825091
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Publication date: 18 April 2023
Description
On the outskirts of the Red Light District in Bihar, India, fourteen-year-old Heera is living on borrowed time until her father sells her into the sex trade to help feed their family and repay his loans. It is, as she's been told, the fate of the ...
Community Reviews Summary of 45 reviews
Moods
emotional 80%
hopeful 65%
tense 55%
adventurous 50%
challenging 50%
dark 50%
sad 45%
informative 40%
reflective 20%
lighthearted 5%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 5%
Pace
fast 45%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 61% | Character: 33% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 94% | No: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 71% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Trafficking, Kidnapping, StalkingModerate
Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Physical abuse
352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781338825091
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Publication date: 18 April 2023
Description
On the outskirts of the Red Light District in Bihar, India, fourteen-year-old Heera is living on borrowed time until her father sells her into the sex trade to help feed their family and repay his loans. It is, as she's been told, the fate of the ...
Community Reviews Summary of 45 reviews
Moods
emotional 80%
hopeful 65%
tense 55%
adventurous 50%
challenging 50%
dark 50%
sad 45%
informative 40%
reflective 20%
lighthearted 5%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 5%
Pace
fast 45%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 61% | Character: 33% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 94% | No: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 71% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Trafficking, Kidnapping, StalkingModerate
Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Physical abuse