Books, Books, Books

There is an interesting thread over at Our Compassion about books that give us glimpses into the lives and cultures our sponsored children live in.

I thought I would list all the books here in case some of you are interested. And if you have a favorite book that you don't see listed, please tell us in the comments.

I haven't read all (most) of these, but have added them to my personal reading list. I keep track of my personal reading over at Goodreads - if you are over there, I'd love to be your friend.


KENYA

• It Happened on the Way to War by Rye Barcott ~A US Marine creates a non-profit to benefit youth leadership in the Kibera slums of Kenya ~ great information about life in Kibera
• Houses of Clay: A White Boy's Adventure in Africa by Anthony Delay ~ A Peace Corp worker in Kenya
• No Hurry in Africa: Life as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kenya by Theresa Munanga

GHANA

• King Peggy Peggielene Bartels ~ The story of an American secretary who finds herself chosen to be King in her home village in Ghana.
• Jantsen's Gift by Pam Cope

TOGO

• The Village of Waiting by George Packer

UGANDA

• Girl Soldier: A Story of Hope for Northern Uganda's Children by Faith J.H. McDonnell and Grace Akallo
• First Comes Love, Then Comes Malaria by Eve Brown Waite
• Kisses From Katie by Katie Davis
• A Medical Safari by Richard Evans 
• A Gem Picked From a Pocket of Dust by Molly Tumusiime Abala

TANZANIA

• A Medical Safari by Richard Evans 

ETHIOPIA

• Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard by Mawi Asgedom
• No Greater Love by Levi Benkert
• There is No Me Without You by Melissa Fay Greene

RWANDA

• Land of a Thousand Hills: My Life in Rwanda by Rosamond Halsey Carr ~ A story of a New York fashion designer that went to the Belgium Conger with her new hunter-explorer husband in 1949 and ended up staying her whole life there alone in Rwanda - first owning and managing a flower plantation and then later, after the genocide, turned it into an orphanage.
• Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immaculee Ilibagiza
• My Father Maker of the Trees: How I Survived the Rwandan Genocide by Tracey D. Lawrence

OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES

• The Unheard: A Memoir of Deafness in Africa by Josh Swiller
• The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood by Helene Cooper

BANGLADESH

• Daktar: Diplomat in Bangladesh by Viggo Olsen

INDIA

• Sheba's Song by J. A. Harbison ~ Although fictional, this story gives a wonderful look into the relationship that develops through letters between a sponsor and his sponsored child.
• A Walk Across the Sun by Corban Addison
• Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo

THAILAND

• The Spirit Catches You and Falls Down by Ann Fadiman ~ The story of a Hmong family and their journey with the Americal medical system as well as an indepth history of the Hmong people.
• The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir by Kao Kalia Yang

OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES

• I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali (Yemen)
• The Dancing Girls of Lahore: Selling Love and Saving Dreams in Pakistan's Pleasure District by Louise Brown

BOLIVIA

• When Invisible Children Sing by Dr. Chi Huang ~ A story about a doctor and the street children of Bolivia

Do you have any books to add to this list?