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Lakshmi lives with her family in a poor Nepalese village. One day a fancy lady offers to bring Lakshmi to the city where she can work and send money to her family. They wrongly assume it’s to be a maid. After a harsh journey Lakshmi is brought to Happiness House where young girls are trapped into the sex trade. The cost of room and board add up to more than they can ever repay. Written in a lyrical style, the short chapters create a narration that handles the tough material with care. The book is often challenged for depicting a minor’s sexual exploitation, but its goal is to humanize trafficking and encourage informed empathy. Librarians build collections using policies and professional reviews, they shelve by age appropriateness. If someone objects, a request for reconsideration is filed; a review follows, inspects the work and expert sources, then they decide whether to keep, relocate, or remove. The library’s job is to enable access and place books thoughtfully, not control what others read. Let’s allow librarians to put the books in the proper places, while families and teachers help young readers choose what’s right for them. ⭐⭐⭐⭐