One girl’s courage in the face of apparently insuperable odds, Spilled Water is an emotionally charged story which is both shocking and moving. Lu Si-Yan is only 11 when her father dies but it is to be the beginning of the end of the life she knows. Instead of the comfortable life in the country, Lu Si-Yan is dispatched by her uncle to the crowded city where she leads a life of total servitude.
Refusing to be crushed, Lu Si-Yan is determined to get away and to return to her beloved mother and brother.
Lovereading comment:
Sally Grindley was inspired to write this story about a girl sold into slavery by an article in a newspaper. It's a heart-wrenching and mesmerising novel set in modern day China that reveals that even now slavery continues in parts of the world. An 11 year old girl is sold into servitude by her mother and uncle and that day everything changed. This powerful and brilliantly evoked setting with believable characters is incredibly thought-provoking and paints a delicate, honest and finely realised portrait of one young girl's breavery.
Winner of the 2004 Gold Smarties Award and a number of other prestigious awards.
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Winner of the 2004 Gold Smarties Award and a number of other prestigious awards. When her husband dies, Lu Si-yan's mother is encouraged to sell her young daughter into domestic service.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Spilled Water and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Spilled Water features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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Spilled Water was written by Sally Grindley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Spilled Water has 223 pages