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Razaq's mountain home in Pakistan is destroyed in an earthquake, and the fourteen-year-old boy is sold into slavery when he thinks he's being offered a job. His search for his uncle and his relationship with enslaved girl Tahira keep his spirit alive, even while he's being mercilessly exploited in many ways (including sexually). A powerful, moving account of modern slavery. Reading list, websites.