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Stitched up

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The horrific real-life cost of fast fashion is exposed in this gripping tale of survival from bestselling author Steve Cole. The horrific real-life cost of fast fashion is exposed in this gripping tale of survival from bestselling author Steve Cole. When twelve-year-old Hanh is offered a job as a shop assistant in Hanoi, she sees it as a chance to earn money to send back to her family living in poverty in rural Vietnam.

But on her arrival in the city, she soon learns that the job offer was a lie and finds herself working in virtual slavery in an illegal garment factory. Life in this sweatshop is a daily hell of long hours, little rest, poor food and regular violence.

Hanh is desperate to escape, but when an opportunity arises will she be able to find the courage to take a dangerous chance?

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Barrington Stoke Ltd
1800901232 / 9781800901230
Paperback / softback
823.92
02/06/2022
United Kingdom
English
122 pages : illustrations (black and white)
20 cm
Quiz No: 242474, Points 2.00, Book Level 4.30,
Middle Years Plus - Key Stage 3 Learn More
Published in Scotland. Dyslexic-friendly.