Eleven-year-old Gopal feels ashamed that his family must flee their rural Indian village to escape their debts. The family hopes for a better life in Mumbai, but once there, Gopal's father goes missing. Desperate to help support his mother and younger siblings, Gopal follows a boy who promises him a factory job-only to find himself enslaved in a sweatshop. Author's note.
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