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For eleven-year-old Gopal and his family, life in their rural Indian village is over: We stay, we starve, his baba has warned.
Trade ReviewSheth's lush prose creates a vivid portrait of slave labor without losing the thread of hope that Gopal clings to. -- Publishers Weekly "Kashmira Sheth gives a name to the pernicious practice of child bondage in her unforgettable portrait of Gopal, a boy enslaved in a grueling factory job in India. And she shows the power of story telling to inspire acts of kindness and courage in even the darkest of situations." -- Patricia McCormick, author of of National Book Award Finalist SOLD Boys Without Names is not a heartbreaking story, even if there are moments that break the heart. Instead, it is a story about growing up, about learning and relearning the meaning of family. This is one of the best books I've read this year. -- Jacqueline Woodson, author of the Newbery Honor book After Tupac and D Foster With echoes of the Lost Boys in Nancy Farmer's The House of the Scorpion and even Slumdog Millionaire, this a tightly woven tale of a boy's will to survive, the power of story and the bond of friends tied together in the hope of a better day. -- BookPage
