Girl Rising (a Documentary)
Just viewed an inspiring documentary called Girl Rising that tells the stories of nine girls around the world whose childhood has been exploited and the power of education in their lives. One of the...
View ArticleBook Review: THE CELLIST OF SARAJEVO by Steven Galloway
Just finished reading this book which is set in Sarajevo during the siege which lasted from April 5, 1992 to Feb. 29,1996, the longest siege in the history of modern warfare. On May 27, 1992 mortar...
View ArticleBook Review:THE OPPOSITE OF FATE,A BOOK OF MUSINGS by Amy Tan
It has been a long time since I have read The Joy Luck Club, but I have always admired the writing of Amy Tan. This book, a nonfiction account of her life through loosely connected stories, details...
View ArticleBook Review: China Dolls by Lisa See
Missed hearing Lisa See on her national book tour this summer for her latest book, China Dolls, about three young Asian women in the Chinese nightclub era, also called the Chop Suey Circuit, during the...
View ArticleWhat is YA fiction?
Stephen Colbert says, "As far as I can tell, a young-adult novel is a regular novel that people can actually read." While this is an oversimplification, he has a point. Young-adult novels are generally...
View ArticleBook review: Orphan Train by Christina Baker
This is the story of Vivian and Molly, two courageous women fighting to survive. Moving between contemporary Maine and depression era Minnesota, it begins with the story of Vivian, an Irish emigrant...
View ArticleBook review: Wild Swans by Jung Chang
This memoir covers the history of China in the 20th century through the eyes of "three daughters of China", Jung Chang's grandmother, her mother, and Jung Chang herself. If you want to learn more about...
View ArticleToday's "Boat People"
Eighteen hundred migrants fleeing North Africa have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea this past year in the burgeoning tide of of smuggler vessels ferrying migrants from North Africa to Europe. Just...
View ArticleBook Review:Red Wolf by Jennifer Dance
This young adult novel is set in the Algonquian wilderness of Ontario, Canada, in 1885 and tells the story of Red Wolf, young Native boy and a wolf named Crooked Ear who forge a friendship as they...
View ArticleVietnamese Refugees Helping Syrians
Vietnamese- Americans have opened their hearts to Syrian refugees as they witness history repeating itself. Haunting stories of boats capsizing and families drowning as they try to get to Greece has...
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