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The Rent Collector by Camron Wright (2012, Hardcover)

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Rent Collector, Hardcover by Wright, Camron, ISBN 1609071220, ISBN-13 9781609071226, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Sang Ly struggles to survive by picking through garbage in Cambodia's largest municipal dump. Under threat of eviction by an embittered old drunk who is charged with collecting rents from the poor of Stung Meanchey, Sang Ly embarks on a desperate journeyto save her ailing son from a life of ignorance and poverty.

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Survival for Ki Lim and Sang Ly is a daily battle at Stung Meanchey, the largest municipal waste dump in all of Cambodia. They make their living scavenging recyclables from the trash. Life would be hard enough without the worry for their chronically ill child, Nisay, and the added expense of medicines that are not really working. Just when things seem most bleak, Sang Ly learns a secret about the hated, ill-tempered woman, the "the rent collector"-she can read Reluctantly she agrees to teach Sang Ly and does so with the same harshness she applied to her collection duties until they both learn how literacy has the power to instill hope and transcend circumstance. Based on a true story, set in the abject poverty of Cambodia against the backdrop of political oppression and the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Shadow Mountain Publishing
ISBN-10
1609071220
ISBN-13
9781609071226
eBay Product ID (ePID)
116898333

Product Key Features

Book Title
Rent Collector
Author
Camron Wright
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Contemporary Women, General, Biographical
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
288 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Width
6in

Additional Product Features

Age Range
16-Up
Lc Classification Number
Ps3623.R53r46 2012
Reviews
Through Sang Ly and the rent collector, readers will discover a wealth of insights: the lingering ravages of war, the common bonds of humanity, and the uplifting power of literature., "Working as "pickers," Sang Ly and her husband, Ki Lim, earn their living by sifting through the trash at Stung Meanchey, Cambodia's large city dump...An unlikely friendship blossoms between the two women, and Sang Ly learns that the Rent Collector's gruff exterior hides unspeakable personal tragedies and a life shattered by the Khmer Rouge. Undergirding Sang Ly's literary journey is the support and care of the Stung Meanchey community, illustrating how beauty can be found in even the ugliest of places. Drawn from the real lives of the residents of Stung Meanchey, this is a beautifully told story about the perseverance of the human spirit and the importance of standing up for what is right. This inspirational multicultural story will strike a chord with teen readers.", "Through Sang Ly and the rent collector, readers will discover a wealth of insights: the lingering ravages of war, the common bonds of humanity, and the uplifting power of literature."-- School Library Journal, "Working as "pickers," Sang Ly and her husband, Ki Lim, earn their living by sifting through the trash at Stung Meanchey, Cambodia's large city dump...An unlikely friendship blossoms between the two women, and Sang Ly learns that the Rent Collector's gruff exterior hides unspeakable personal tragedies and a life shattered by the Khmer Rouge. Undergirding Sang Ly's literary journey is the support and care of the Stung Meanchey community, illustrating how beauty can be found in even the ugliest of places. Drawn from the real lives of the residents of Stung Meanchey, this is a beautifully told story about the perseverance of the human spirit and the importance of standing up for what is right. This inspirational multicultural story will strike a chord with teen readers."-- Booklist, The written word offers hope for a brighter future in Wright's fact-based new novel. Wright's book...shimmers., "The written word offers hope for a brighter future in Wright's fact-based new novel. Wright's book...shimmers."-- Publishers Weekly
Copyright Date
2012
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2012-017499
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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