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He has owned several successful retail stores in addition to working with his wife in the fashion industry, designing for the McCall Pattern Company in New York. Camron says he began writing to get out of attending MBA school, and it proved the better decision. He is the proud father of four children, all girls but three. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them.

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On a good day, she can earn enough to buy food for her family. She needs enough good days so she can pay the rent collector, Sopeap--a grumpy old woman who shows no mercy and who is willing to evict any tenant who can't pay their rent on time. When Sang Ly is unable to pay her rent for the month, she fears her family will have to leave the dump and their shanty home--a place where her only possessions can be carried in two hands.

Little does she know that a discarded children's book found among the mounds of trash would save her. When Sopeap sees the book lying on Sang Ly's cardboard bed, her mood changes. Sang Ly offers her the book if she is allowed to keep her family at the dump. An unlikely friendship develops between the two women, and Sang Ly learns that Sopeap knows how to read--something Sang Ly has always wanted to learn. Being able to read could transform Sang Ly's world beyond the predictable confines of the dump and lead to a future with possibilities and hope.

With the help of her supportive husband, Ki Lim, and a helpful and humorous boy, Lucky Fat, Sang Ly embarks on a life-changing journey to give her young son, Nisay, a better life and future. Previous page. Reading age. Print length. Grade level. Shadow Mountain. Publication date. See all details. Next page. Frequently bought together.

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Wright's book 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. Camron Wright began writing to get out of attending MBA school at the time, and it proved the better decision. Camron and his wife, Alicyn, live on the western edge of the Rocky Mountains and are the parents of four children. Don't have a Kindle? About the author Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.

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Please try again later. Is there anything dirtier or smellier than a garbage dump? Can you imagine living at the largest garbage dump in Cambodia? This is the difficult circumstance many people are in because it provides them a way to make a living. Life is a daily struggle to find enough salvageable garbage to sell in order to buy a little food and at the same time to survive the many health risks and physical hazards of the dump.

Not surprisingly Nisay is very sick, and Sang Ly is desperate to find help for him. None of them have learned to read so a major theme is the importance of reading and stories in our lives.

Inserted in the middle of this book is a separate short story about Sarann, similar to Cinderella. Sopeap Sin, also called The Cow or Rent Collector, is a bitter, angry woman who has lived at the dump longer than anyone can remember. She is strict about collecting the rent on time and spends the rest of the month drinking cheap rice wine.

I read the original version of The Rent Collector when it was first published and gave it five stars so of course I was interested in reading the story again as an adaptation for young readers.

Some content is still inappropriate for younger kids, such as a young girl who was to be sold into slavery, a boy beaten to death for theft, and people shot before your eyes. Overall, this is a positive story that will linger with you long after it is over. It opens the eyes of the reader to what life is like for so many people in other parts of the world and helps you see how much you have that you take for granted. Themes of friendship, the power of words, courage, selflessness, sacrifice, survival, and hope.

I highly recommend it. One person found this helpful. My Book A Day. The Rent Collector is one of my all time favorite books. I was really excited when I saw that it was being adapted for young readers. And they did a really good job with the adaptation. I love Sang Ly. How can you not love a woman who works as hard as she does to learn to read?

Sang Ly lives in a dump in Cambodia with her husband and young son. They have to pay rent to live in the dump, believe it or not. Sopeap Sin is the rent collector. A woman that most people who live in the dump make fun of. Sang Ly asks Sopeap Sin to teach her to read. And she learns so much more from her than how to read.

I loved the way learning to read helped Sang Ly learn to make sense of the world around her. And it taught her more compassion for those that were around her as well. It made her brave. And helped her through the hardest things she had done in her life.

I love how this book teaches the huge importance of literacy in each and every one of our lives.