In honor of Young Reader’s Day November 9, we read Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed. This book came out in 2018 and is a juvenile fiction novel following Amal, a young girl in a small village in Pakistan who has her whole life in front of her until she ends up as an indentured servant with no foreseeable way out. It’s a truly impactful story of perseverance and heart, and is important for young readers to read and possibly learn about other cultures outside of their own. We dive into Amal’s story and talk about all the twists and turns and our own takeaways from her situation, so we will be talking about spoilers later in the episode.

In this episode we reference TikTok creator Rhylee Passfield with a handle of @rhyleep95. She’s one of the funniest people on the app, and info about her can be found in this article: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/the-latest/meet-the-mind-behind-the-cursed-cosplay-mr-burns-rhyleep/13607108

Books we mention:

The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling,

This Will Be Funny Someday by Katie Henry,

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune,

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams,

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix,

Yearbook by Seth Rogen,

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert,

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed.

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