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Cargando... Boys without Namespor Kashmira Sheth
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Eleven-year-old Gopal and his family leave their rural Indian village for life with his uncle in Mumbai, but when they arrive his father goes missing and Gopal ends up locked in a sweatshop from which there is no escape. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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The story centers on Gopal, a boy who loves his small village but is forced to sneak away with his family to Mumbai so his parents can escape crushing debt. Their experience in the gritty, stinky Mumbai slums would be harsh enough, but on top of that Gopal is kidnapped and sold into slavery. He and five other boys are locked into a small building where they toil night and day gluing beads onto frames. Gopal, a smart kid, dreams of escape but is dragged down by the hopelessness of his situation. Can he bring the other boys together to help escape?
I admire the author for making this kind of story accessible to young readers, but I thought her writing was a little clunky, particularly when she tried to thread Hindi and Marathi words into the English text. Also, I had trouble distinguishing the five boys Gopal meets in the sweat shop. At first, they have no names (hence the title) so Gopal makes up nicknames for them. Still, some of their personalities tended to blend together for me.
All in all, though, a very interesting book that may inspire activism and at the very least promote awareness. ( )