Camron Steve Wright

Sang Ly struggles to survive by picking through garbage in Cambodia's largest municipal dump. Under threat of eviction by an embittered old drunk who is charged with collecting rents from the poor of Stung Meanchey, Sang Ly embarks on a desperate journey to save her ailing son from a life of ignorance and poverty.

The rent collector

Allison Dempsey

Pretty sure we don’t need any more American white men to create fictional versions of marginalized women from poor countries.

Camron Wright

The Rent Collector

Abigail F

An introspective read on the power of literacy and what literature is. Made me think about literature in a way I haven’t in a long time, and I just graduated with a BA in English. While some say the voice of the main character does not match up and is distracting, I didn’t find this to be true. She sounds smart, but it’s obvious she is. Just because she’s poor doesn’t mean she’s dumb, just uneducated. Didn’t want to put the book down. Recommend to all, but probably best fit for high school students learning about literature. Lots of tell don’t show about the power of literature and what it is/isn’t.

Shannon Leigh Williams

** spoiler alert **
           We read this in language arts- I love it! It's a very tender book. When Sopeap died, it reminded me of my language arts teacher and made me cry. This book impacted my life immensely in a positive way!

The rent collector

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