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K-Gr 3—Trent, who is now changing lives by advocating for the importance of literacy and education, tells the story of her childhood in Zimbabwe in this eye-catching picture book. Though girls in her village were prevented from attending school because they were needed to cook, clean, and fetch water, as a child, Trent (unnamed in the story) thirsted for an education. Her grandmother acknowledged the need for "a young woman to be our eyes, to read and write for us," and her brother secretly taught her to read and write. The text sketches out traditional life throu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

As a child in war-torn Rhodesia, the author wishes to go to school like her brothers. As an adult, she works hard to earn severa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More