Dreams From Nepal

 I read Dreams From Nepal: The Emotional Story Of A Twelve Year Old by Bikui Koirala. The story is about Ram who grew up in a small village. His father is a farmer.Ram tries to help his father on the farm. The family is Buddhist and Ram meditates daily. One day there is an opportunity to help his family by moving to Kathmandu. Ram will live with a family and be a servant. In exchange the family will give Ram's father some money and will send Ram to school. Every year they will return Ram to his village for a week so he can celebrate the harvest with his village. Ram does this for several years until he finds another way to help his family. Ram's decisions in life are all in support of his family. Although a child he thinks like an adult. Every evening he thinks about what he is grateful for that day. I liked the book except for the ending which was way too abrupt.