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SoldLakshmi is a 13-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. Lakshmi’s stepfather sells her into prostitution in India. She is told that she has to stay in the prostitution until she pays off her family debt. Lakshmi forms friendships with other girls that enable her to survive in the terrifying new world.

Across The Nightingale Floor: Journey To Inuyama

Lord Otori, Takeo, and Takeo’s new teacher Kenji meet Kaede who was chosen as the future Lady Otori by a group of political partners. Takeo is still trying to come to terms with knowing that he is one of the Tribe—a group of mysterious, ninja-like assassins. When Takeo and Kaede first meet, they get attracted to each other.

The Birdman

A broken man, unable even to work, Noor Nobi wanders the busy streets of Calcutta. One day he found the cages crammed with birds. With his last bit of money he buys the sick, left over birds that no one wants. At home, he nurses them back to health, and in a simple act of kindness that few understand, sets them free. So begins Noor Nobi’s journey back from despair. The Birdman is a true story.

Illustration: Gouache on Arches paper