Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed is the heartfelt and compelling story of young Amal and her pursuit of education.

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Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

Genre/Categories/Setting: Middle-Grade Realistic Fiction, Education, Pakistan

Welcome to #ThrowBackThursday where I highlight an older review or post a current review of a backlist title. Today, I’m sharing a compelling middle-grade selection (enjoyable for all ages), Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed.

I’m linking up with Davida @ The Lady’s Book Review Blog for #ThrowbackThursday.

My Summary:

Amal, living with her loving family in a quiet Pakistani village, dreams of becoming a teacher. Her educational goals are temporarily disrupted when her parents require Amal to stay home to care for her siblings while Mom recovers from childbirth. Amal is determined to keep learning despite the setback. However, events spiral out of control when Amal must work as a family servant for a corrupt landlord to pay off the family debt. Although Amal faces difficult challenges in her new and restricted life, she learns to work with others and is brave enough to take risks to effect change.

“If everyone decided nothing could change, nothing ever would.”

Continue here for my full review of Amal Unbound…

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