When the monsoons come and her family 's crops are destroyed. She is sold into sex slavery by her stepfather .
Lakshmi , thirteen - year - old farm girl in danger , is the narrator and protagonist of the novel Sold .
When the monsoons come and Lakshmi 's family 's crops are destroyed. Lakshmi is sold into sex slavery by her stepfather .
Lakshmi , thirteen - year - old farm girl in danger , is the narrator and protagonist of the novel Sold .