In the fast-paced world where conscience is often swallowed by the daily struggles to survive, one little family maintains their true principle that honesty is the best policy. Though stricken with poverty, Cemara's family continues to live with gratefulness, kindness, and resilience. Cemara, the main character of this heartwarming novel, is a bright and lovely little girl who's still in kindergarten. She lives with Abah, the breadwinner of the family, who works as a pedicab driver and ...

In life, there are two kinds of mothers. First, is a term describing a woman who gave birth to her children. Second, is a term describing a woman who gave up her own happiness for someone else`s children, and did so happily. What`s most exceptional would be if the two qualities merge in one person. I could tell you, because I had one. I had one and I called her Mother. That recognition came from Mamid. Similarly, the recognition from the other eight children who felt that they have a family ...