Reading Response 1

Nemat's story the Seconhand Bookseller is a heartwarming story. It is kind of sad that the little girl just goes to her room all the time and does not really interact with her mother or father. I feel like all kids should definitely interact with their parents. I think it gives an accurate representation or middle class families thought because it shows parents working all day to provide for their family and the children are growing up to be very responsible. The little girl makes her own lunches and does her homework all on her own, it shows how well kids can still grow up in a working family. I think it is precious that the little girl likes reading so much too. She does her homework and then reads for the rest of the night, it shows how much she has to be learning. It made me happy to see that her mother wanted to help her get more books even with a tight budget. And the fact that she went to the bookstore and the old man was generous enough to give her a book for cheaper than what it was priced was awesome. He saw that the little girl took reading to the heart and it made her really happy. It seems like even though the story was very short you learned a lot about the little girl and her life.