Palguta,+Tiffany

= -Plot Summary- =
 * The book, //"Sold,"// is written by Patricia McCormick and this is a Non-Fiction book. //"Sold"// is about a thirteen year old girl named Lakshmi and her family is very poor. Lakshmi is having fun raising her black-and-white speckled goat. Her mother brushes her hair by the light of an oil lamp. One horrible day, a huge Himalayan Monsoon washes out all of her family's crops. Lakshmi's father forces her to leave and go to work to support the family. Her father introduces her to a stanger who says she will find "great work as a maid for a wealthy woman." Little does she know that she will not be sent to work for a nice, rich woman but she has been sold to a prostitution ring. She was forced to take almost a dozen men to bed with her each night. She had to watch most of her friends die from sexually transmited diseases or slaved away. Lakshmi is forced to stay there until she pays off her family's debt. Mumtaz, the mean old lady Lakshmi works for cheats her out of the pay she is earning so she will never be able to leave. Will Lakshmi try to escape and return to her life with her family or will she be a prostitute for the rest of her life and never return home?**

= -About the Author- =
 * Patricia McCormick lives with her husband and two sons in New York. She was a graduate from Rosemont College in 1978. Patricia also graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1986 as well as the New School University in 1999. Patricia McCormick has won many awards for her books. Some of her interests include yoga, biking, modern dance, and playing board games.**

= -Other Works by Patricia McCormick- = = = = =

Paticica McCormick has received 19 Awards and 2 Honors.
= -Social Relavence- =

~Rape~
**According to a survery in 2009, 44% of victims of rape are under the age of 18 and 80% are under the age of 30. Almost every two minutes someone is sexually assaulted and every year there is about 213,000 people that are sexually assaulted. Did you know that 60% of sexually assaulted people do not report it? 15 out of 16 rapists will not spend anytime in jail and 2/3 of rapes happen by someone the victim knows. About 57% of rapes happen while you are on a date and 38% of women raped are between the ages of 14-17. Also, 75% of men and 55% of the women involved in date rape had been driknking or taking drugs before the attack occured.**

[|**http://www.rainn.org/statistics**]

= -Dramatization- = I would have Aishwarya Rai play the role of Lakshami because they are both brave girls and have both been throught a lot in the Indian culture.

Mallika Sherawat would play the role of Ama Lakshami's mother. She would be the perfect role for the mother because she is a nice person and cares about everyone just like Ama does.



Neil Patrick Harris would play the role of the stepfather. He would play this part well because he reminds me of him in a lot of ways.



Bette Davis would play the role of the mean old lady,Mumtaz, who wants Lakshami to die.



= -About the Reader- = Tiffany Palguta was born in Riverside Hospital,on April 2nd, 1997. She is 14 years old. Tiffany attends Gahanna Lincoln High School and is a freshman. She has a mom, dad, sister named Alli that is a senior in High School. She loves her family very much. She also has a Samoyed dog named Clancy. Tiffany loves the Ohio State Buckeyes! Tiffany hopes to become an Elementary School Teacher when she is older. For fun, Tiffany likes to play soccer, swim, hang out with friends and spend time with family.



= **Non-Fiction Book** =




 * // -Plot Summary- //**
 * The book "//Speak//" is written by Laurie Halse Anderson, and it is a fiction book. The book "Speak" is about a girl named Melinda. In her eigth grade year, she is a normal kid, lots of friends and everyone likes her. On the first day of the ninth grade, no one will speak to her. All of her friends ignore her; they will not even look at her. Her pain of talking about anything hurts to much, Melinda had a hard summer. After the summer party, she has to hide within herself just to stay alive. When she called the police, it was not because of under-aged drinking. It was due to something else, but nobody believed her. She called because of what happend to her that night. Not one person believes her side of the story or will give any time to ask the real reason why she called the police. This book is filled with emotion, sadness, drama, loneliness and fear. It is only when Melinda finds the strength to face all of the emotion and drama that we will find out what happend to her over the summer. Why won't anyone talk to Melinda? What is the real reason that she called the police? Why does she express her feelings through drawings instead of words? Why won't she speak?**


 * -About the Author- **



Laurie Halse Anderson was born on October 23, 1961 in Potsdam, New York. She is a //New York Times// bestselling author who writes books for kids of all ages. Her books are known for humor and sensitivity and she has earned many awards for her writing. Two of her books, "SPEAK" and "CHAINS", were National Book Award finalists. She is a wife and a mother of four. Laurie lives in Northern New York, where she enjoys watching the snow fall as she writes. http://madwomanintheforest.com/laurie/


 * -Other Works by Laurie Halse Anderson- **








 * These are only some of many books that Laurie Halse Anderson has written. **

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 * -Social Relevance- **
 * Rape **
 * According to a survey in 2009, 44% of victims of rape are under the age of 18 and 80% are under the age of 30. Almost every two minutes someone is sexually assaulted and every year there is about 213,000 people that are sexually assaulted. Did you know that 60% of sexually assaulted people do not report it, 15 out of 16 rapists will not spend anytime in jail, and 2/3 of rapes happen by someone the victim knows.**


 * -Dramatization- **
 * Melinda Sordino- To be played by Kristen Steward. She has that creepy stare that I would guess Melinda would have.**



Melinda's parents- To be played by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. They both look like mean and weird parents.



Heather- I think Abbie Cornish would be a good actress to play Heather because she can play many different roles and still be a good actress.



Tiffany Palguta was born in Riverside Hospital, on April 2nd, 1997. She is 14 years old. She has a mom, dad and one sister named Alli. She loves her family very much. She also has a Samoyed dog named Clancy. Tiffany’s loves the Ohio State Buckeyes! Tiffany hopes to become an elementary school teacher when she is older. For fun, Tiffany likes to play soccer, swim, hang out with friends and spend time with her family.
 * -About the Reader- **