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ISBN
9781609077051

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Shadow Mountain Publishing
ISBN-10
1609077059
ISBN-13
9781609077051
eBay Product ID (ePID)
159767144

Product Key Features

Book Title
Rent Collector
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Topic
Contemporary Women, General, Biographical
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Author
Camron Wright
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

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Trade
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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.", The written word offers hope for a brighter future in Wright's fact-based new novel. Wright's book...shimmers.
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Synopsis
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., 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.

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    • by alinda5
      15 Mar, 2018Most favourable review

      Wonderful read!

      We read the Rent Collector in out book club. Its one if those books you font want to put down! The characters and families were able to stay together by picking thru trash and selling recycleable items. How sad, living in a dump! One small part in the book that keeps coming back is about a broken clock Ki brought home. Sang Ly treasured that clock and mentioned she would get it fixed someday even though it would be cheaper to get a new one. Broken things, as broken people are worthy of being fixed and nit discarded. learning to read opens a whole new world for Sang Ly and those around her. i ourchased the documentary the book is 'based on' and am looking firward ti wstching it eith our book club!!!! We so take living in the USA !!!!

      Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: qEkqmvOkTgC@Deleted

    • by denab7102
      11 Apr, 2018

      Awesome book! From awesome people!

      Love this book was so happy it got here so fast, will definitely use you again to buy anything else that I'm looking for! Thanks for your awesome prices and swift delivering!

      Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: discover-books

    • by freed3812012
      05 Sep, 2023

      Awesome story but be prepared for misery. Life is easy after reading this book.

      Awesome story but hard to read such misery. Could not put it down. Bought it for a friend as I had read it previously.

      Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: your_online_bookstore

    • by efla6064
      31 Dec, 2020

      The Rent Collector

      This was such an awesome, well written book. It's so sad to believe that the setting for this book was a real place! I thought about the content for days and cried reading the last pages!

      Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: krikin_39

    • by richgirl420
      27 May, 2017

      Easy read.

      It was interesting to read about the life of people in Stung Meanchey. It wasn't so compelling that you couldn't put it down. It did, however, get more interesting half way through. Would recommend for a quick read.

      Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: cooksgems

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