Amal unbound / Aisha Saeed.
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true New Britain, Main Library - Children's Department J LP FIC SAEED
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Details
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Description
- 277 pages (large print) ; 22 cm
- Physical Medium
- large print
- Summary
- "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."--Back cover
- Awards
- ALSC Notable Children's Book, 2019
- Kirkus Prize Nominee for Young Readers' Literature, 2018
- New York Public Library Best Books for Kids, 2018
- NPR Best Books, 2018
- Publisher's Weekly Best Middle Grade Book, 2018
- School Library Journal's Best Books, 2018
- Washington Post Best Children's Books, 2018
- Subject
- Indentured servants -- Juvenile fiction.
- Families -- Pakistan -- Juvenile fiction.
- Courage -- Juvenile fiction.
- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction.
- Large type books.
- Pakistan -- Juvenile fiction.
- large print books.
- Conduct of life.
- Courage.
- Families.
- Indentured servants.
- Large type books.
- Pakistan.
- Family life -- Fiction.
- Genre/Form
- Large print books.
- Bildungsromans.
- Fiction.
- Juvenile works.
- Bildungsromans.
- ISBN
- 9781432873691 (paperback ; large print)
- 1432873695 (paperback ; large print)
- 9781432873776 (large print hardback)
- 1432873776 (large print hardback)