Amal Unbound Contributor(s): Saeed, Aisha (Author) |
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ISBN: 0399544682 ISBN-13: 9780399544682 Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Middle East |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2017038160 |
Age Level: 10-13 |
Grade Level: 5-8 |
Lexile Measure: 600 HL (High-Low) |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.8" W x 8.4" L (0.75 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Catalog Heading - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary - Curriculum Strand - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2018 Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2018 pg. 88 Publishers Weekly 03/12/2018 Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2018 pg. 113 Booklist 04/01/2018 pg. 76 Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2018 - Recommended - Better Than Most School Library Journal 06/01/2018 pg. 81 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 194712 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Saeed's timely and stirring middle-grade debut is a celebration of resistance and justice.--Kirkus Reviews, starred review The compelling story of a girl's fight to regain her life and dreams after being forced into indentured servitude. Life is quiet and ordinary in Amal's Pakistani village, but she had no complaints, and besides, she's busy pursuing her dream of becoming a teacher one day. Her dreams are temporarily dashed when--as the eldest daughter--she must stay home from school to take care of her siblings. Amal is upset, but she doesn't lose hope and finds ways to continue learning. Then the unimaginable happens--after an accidental run-in with the son of her village's corrupt landlord, Amal must work as his family's servant to pay off her own family's debt. Life at the opulent Khan estate is full of heartbreak and struggle for Amal--especially when she inadvertently makes an enemy of a girl named Nabila. Most troubling, though, is Amal's growing awareness of the Khans' nefarious dealings. When it becomes clear just how far they will go to protect their interests, Amal realizes she will have to find a way to work with others if they are ever to exact change in a cruel status quo, and if Amal is ever to achieve her dreams. |
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