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A review by sarahsbookstack
The Rent Collector by Camron Wright
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
3.5
"Words demand justice. They encourage freedom. They change minds. They soften hearts. Words can also save."
"It doesn't matter where you live, Sang Ly, it is how you live."
Sang Ly, her husband Ki, and their son Nisay live in a garbage dump in Cambodia. The boy is sick. They pick trash to sell and make their living. One day, while their rent collector comes to collect and kick them out if they can't pay, she finds a book that Sang Ly had found. The rent collector (Sopeap) ends up teaching Sang Ly how to read.
I've had this book on my list to read for a long time and never picked it up until this young readers edition. I found the story very moving and love that it's based on a true story. I love that Sang Ly and Sopeap become friends and that Sang Ly was able to be there for the end of her daysÂ
"It doesn't matter where you live, Sang Ly, it is how you live."
Sang Ly, her husband Ki, and their son Nisay live in a garbage dump in Cambodia. The boy is sick. They pick trash to sell and make their living. One day, while their rent collector comes to collect and kick them out if they can't pay, she finds a book that Sang Ly had found. The rent collector (Sopeap) ends up teaching Sang Ly how to read.
I've had this book on my list to read for a long time and never picked it up until this young readers edition. I found the story very moving and love that it's based on a true story. I love that Sang Ly and Sopeap become friends and that Sang Ly was able to be there for the end of her daysÂ