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Twelve-year-old Amals dream of becoming a teacher one day is dashed in. ItвЂ™s not long before she realizes that indentured servants can rarely work off their debts and she may never be able to return to her family. A New York Times BestsellerAmal has big dreams, until a nightmarish encounter. Amal is soon sent to live at the KhanвЂ™s luxurious estate and begins a new life as his motherвЂ™s personal maid. I am so lucky to have discovered her art and gotten to work with her on this project. When her father canвЂ™t raise the money, Jawad tells him that Amal must work as an indentured servant in his home until the debt can be repaid. Nancy Paulsen Books Middle Grade This cover is the beautiful creation of Shehzil Malik.

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. HeвЂ™s so angry he demands that AmalвЂ™s father repay the money he owes the Khan family. Most troubling, though, is Amals growing awareness of the Khans nefarious dealings.

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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. That hope seems gone forever when she talks back to Jawad Khan, the son of a powerful local landlord. Then the unimaginable happens-after an accidental run-in with the son of her villages corrupt landlord, Amal must work as his familys servant to pay off her own familys debt. ItвЂ™s only for a little while, she hopes, and then sheвЂ™ll be able to return to school. Her mother becomes so depressed after failing to provide a son, that her father decides Amal must stay home from school to care for the family until her mother is well. Even though AmalвЂ™s father loves his daughters, in their world itвЂ™s boys who are of real value to a family. But when her mother gives birth to a fifth daughter, her life changes forever. She lives with her parents and three younger sisters on a farm in rural Pakistan, is a star student, and has plans to become a teacher. Bookish Amal, who lives in a small village in Punjab. Twelve-year-old Amals dream of becoming a teacher one day is dashed. A Pakistani girls dreams of an education dissolve when she is forced into indentured servitude. When it becomes clear just how far they will go to protect their interests, Amal realises 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.As Amal Unbound begins, life for 12-year-old Amal is a happy one. Written by Aisha Saeedpaperback Amal has big dreams, until a nightmarish encounter. Most troubling, though, is Amal's growing awareness of the Khans' nefarious dealings.

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. Amal is upset, but she doesn't lose hope and finds ways to continue learning. Her dreams are temporarily dashed when - as the eldest daughter - she must stay home from school to take care of her siblings. 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.

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