Compassion Family: 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