Book for primary or early intermediate. A young girl who grew up in a time where being a women and going to school wasn't possible. She didn't care she learned to read and write and then later became a teacher for her little town. Great book for history lesson in my classroom.

This autobiography recounts the author’s childhood in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and her dreams of education. After earning three degrees in the United States, she returns home to provide an education for young girls and boys. Dear Reader, Afterword

Wow! What an inspiring story! I was amazed by Dr. Trent's story of her country and growing up in Rhodesia. I have heard of her story, but I was not clear on everything that happened in her life. Her story is genuinely inspirational. A young girl who grew up in a rural town of Africa and wants to read so bad but girls are not allowed to go to school. She stands up says she has had enough that some girl needs to know how to read, so her brother teaches her. She learns to read, which unravels her journey of life extended education. She goes to a university in America, where she goes to receive her doctorate in teaching. In the end, she brings her learning back to her village and runs a school. ( )

This book was about a little girl who defied the odds of her time. Girls didn't go to school, only the boys. But when her brother taught her to read everything changed. She started dreaming about going to school in America to get a degree or two or three and returning to her hometown to teach her village all she knows. It was a very inspiring and uplifting book and kids all over could benefit from it. Have dreams and set goals always, and achieve them, That's exactly what the little girl did. ( )

A true story of a young girl, Dr. Tererai Trent, who is inspired to leave her small village in Rhodesia and move to the United States to attain her dream of higher education and returning to her village to teach children to read. It is near almost impossible not to be inspired by this story as Dr. Trent is told by her fellow villagers and by a social worker that her dreams are 'achievable'. Any child would be inspired by this story, as it paints a picture of someone who would not take no for an answer when it came to her dreams of making a difference in people's lives. A true hero in any sense of the word. ( )