![]() ![]() Life is quiet and ordinary in Amals Pakistani village, but she had no complaints, and besides, shes busy pursuing her dream of becoming a teacher one day. I hope one day when I’m all grown up I can have a library with all sorts of books to call my own. 4 Hours and 37 Minutes Imprint: Listening Library Ages 10-14 years Release Date: May 08, 2018. I wish my school library had more books than it does but I’ll take what I can get. Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed is a book that forces students to take a hard look at how gender, poverty, and sexism is perceived in other parts of the world. I could read anything by them and have so many of their works memorized.Īmal: Books! I love to read. When I become a teacher, I hope to be like her.Īmal: Any book of poetry will make me happy, but Rumi and Hafiz are my top two favorite poets. She treats me like an equal and lets me ask her any questions I’d like about all sorts of things. I have time to decide!Īmal: I look up to my teacher, Miss Sadia. Sometimes I want to teach children my own age, but I also love younger children so maybe I’ll be a primary teacher. Amal is hopeful that she won’t be a servant for very long. What would you like to do when you’re older?Īmal: I want to be a teacher but I’m not sure what grade I’d like to teach. Amal is determined and that could be good and bad like when Amal was determined to get that pomegranate from Jawad Sahib that was bad but when Amal was determined to go back school that was good. All sorts of birds are wonderful but if I had to pick a favorite it would be the common sparrow. There is a weightlessness to them I admire. But I can’t complain.Īmal: I love the freedom of flight that birds have. The cover needed to show the idea of Amal being held captive but also that her dream of a better life, of freedom, will come true. With four younger sisters and my best friends, life keeps me pretty busy. Amal Unbound Book cover artwork for Aisha Saeeds story about a young Pakistani girl who uses her smarts to bring down the feudal system. ![]() If you would like to buy this book on Amazon, click here.Amal: Hi Sinead, thanks for having me here. Kids who know Malala’s story will have a connection that will draw them into this book.Ĭons: Amal’s happy ending seemed a little unrealistic, and the author mentions in her note that for many more kids trapped in indentured servitude, there is not usually such a way out. 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. Pros: A powerful story about a courageous girl in a part of the world that may be unfamiliar to many U.S. Most troubling, though, is Amals growing awareness of the Khans nefarious dealings. Includes an author’s note that ties together the fictional Amal’s life and the real-life Malala Yousafzai. Amal’s perseverance and determination pay off, and when she sees her opportunity to help herself and others around her, she finds the courage to take it and move forward. Her father assures her he will get the money quickly, but as time goes on, Amal sees that she may suffer the fate of the other servants and be forced to stay for years. Her father owes money to the Khans, and Amal is forced to work as an indentured servant in the family’s mansion to pay off his debt. While doing marketing for the family, she has an accidental run-in with a member of the wealthy Khan family that gets her into serious trouble. Summary: Amal loves going to school in her Pakistani village, but when her mother suffers postpartum depression, she must stay home to help run the household.
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