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Sam and his brother Jack show Meg a side to life she didn’t know existed

Michael Atavar challenges you to open your mind

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Sold Format:Paperback Sam and his brother JackLakshmi is a thirteen year old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. Though she is desperately poor, her life is full of simple pleasures, like playing hopscotch with her best friend from school, and having her mother brush her hair by the light of an oil lamp. But when the harsh Himalayan monsoons wash away all that remains of the familys crops, Lakshmis stepfather says she must leave home and take a job to support her