The Boy Who Paid in Kind

#eBook

The Boy Who Paid in Kind

by Ammi HI

$1.0 PG

Synopsis

A young orphan boy dreams of school while struggling to survive on the harsh streets. He survives on scraps, taking any work he can find, his hope fading with each passing day. Just as despair threatens to consume him, he stumbles upon a dusty, forgotten bookshop. There, he finds an unusual offer: work for no wages, but be paid in kind. His payment will be books. Driven by a desperate hunger for more than just food, he takes the job. Within the crowded shelves, he discovers a world of knowledge and an unexpected mentor in the elderly bookseller. Teaching himself from damaged textbooks under the dim shop light, he embarks on the most difficult journey of his life: to educate himself and forge his own destiny.