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Neema's Reason to Smile by Patricia Newman
5.0

This wonderful story would be an awesome classroom lesson. In the US we take schooling for granted. We complain about our education system, but this book reminds me that things could be worse. For Neema, all she wants is to attend school. But her family does not have the money. School is free, but you still needs supplies. They slowly save coins in the dream basket until the dream of school is achieved. This book reminds us to take nothing for granted.