Amal Unbound (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780399544682)

"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.

Author: Aisha Saeed
ISBN-10: 0399544682
ISBN-13: 9780399544682
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Language: English
Published: 05/08/2018
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 194712 / Amal Unbound


Review Citation(s):
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