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Author:

Saeed, Aisha, author.

Title:

Amal unbound / Aisha Saeed.

Publisher:

Puffin Books,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

226 pages, 8 unnumbered pages ; 20 cm

Subject:

Indentured servants--Fiction.
Families--Fiction.
Courage--Fiction.
Conduct of life--Fiction.
Pakistan--Fiction.
Middle East--Fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Domestic fiction.
Iowa Children's Choice Award.

Notes:

Includes discussion questions.

Summary:

"Twelve-year-old Amal's dream of becoming a teacher one day is dashed in an instant when she accidentally insults a member of her Pakistani village's ruling family. As punishment for her behavior, she is forced to leave her heartbroken family behind and go work at their estate. Amal is distraught but has faced setbacks before. So she summons her courage and begins navigating the complex rules of life as a servant, with all its attendant jealousies and pecking-order woes. Most troubling, though, is Amal's increasing awareness of the deadly measures the Khan family will go to in order to stay in control. It's clear that their hold over her village will never loosen as long as everyone is too afraid to challenge them--so if Amal is to have any chance of ensuring her loved ones' safety and winning back her freedom, she must find a way to work with the other servants to make it happen." -- Back cover

ISBN:

0399544690
9780399544699

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1137064515

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

TFPI826 -- Scott County Library System (Eldridge)

DMPC403 -- Montgomery Memorial Library (Jewell)

CPPC926 -- Kalona Public Library (Kalona)

GYPE631 -- Knoxville Public Library (Knoxville)

ZKPC437 -- Logan Public Library (Logan)

JMPC081 -- Madrid Public Library (Madrid)

CWPB586 -- Mellinger Memorial Library (Morning Sun)

W7PA017 -- Public Resource Technology Center (Orient Public Lib) (Orient)

JKPC771 -- Polk City Community Library (Polk City)

VQPC384 -- Reinbeck Public Library (Reinbeck)

NWPC663 -- Nissen Public Library (Saint Ansgar)

BWPD851 -- Bertha Bartlett Public Library (Story City)

TVPD862 -- Louise & Lucile Hink -Tama Public Library (Tama)

BIPB251 -- Van Meter Public Library (Van Meter)

BJPD251 -- Waukee Public Library (Waukee)