by Nhung N. Tran-Davies (Author), Josée Bisaillon (Illustrator)
A young girl is torn by her desire to stay home with her family and the familiarity of their village, and her desire to go to school and discover the world beyond the mountains that surround them. Every time the girl insists that she will stay, her mother repeats that she must go--that there is more to life than labor in the coffee fields. Their loving exchange reveals the struggles and sacrifices that they will both have to make for the sake of the young girl's future. The sweet, simple text captures a mother's love and her wish for a life of opportunity for her daughter.
Front Jacket
coffee laborers, education, mother-daughter, poverty
Number of Pages: 24
Dimensions: 0.5 x 11 x 8.6 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: April 10, 2018
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Ten Cents a Pound
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 3.3
Point Value: 0.5