Purple Heart by Patricia Mccormick
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To research Sold, Patricia McCormick traveled to India and Nepal, where she interviewed the women of Calcutta's red-light district and girls who have been rescued from the sex trade. Patricia is a two-time National Book Award finalist, and the author of five critically acclaimed novels, among them Never Fall Down, the story of a boy who survived the Killing Fields of Cambodia by playing music for the Khmer Rouge. Her other books include the YA classic Cut, and the young readers' edition of I Am Malala, the story of the Pakistani girl who was targeted by the Taliban for standing up for education. She lives in Manhattan.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780061730900 |
| ISBN 10 | 0061730904 |
| Title | Purple Heart |
| Author | Patricia Mccormick |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2009-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Prizes | Commended for Tayshas Reading 2011, Short-listed for South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Young Adult) 2011, Short-listed for Iowa Teen Award 2012, Short-listed for Grand Canyon Reader Award (Teen) 2012, Short-listed for Delaware Diamonds Award (High School) 2010, Short-listed for Florida Teens Read 2010 |
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