When people hear the word “genocide,” most think–surely something like that can’t happen in today’s world. But unfortunately it has and it does. Jane Springer has written a book for young adults about genocide, and it is one that I recommend all teens read. Let’s have a new generation of people who CAN’T say, “Surely, [...]

“A refugee’s life is never an easy one, but it’s especially tough on young people who are robbed of what should be the most formative, promising, and exciting years of their lives. At a time when they should be full of hopes and dreams for the future, they are instead faced with the harsh reality [...]

Our New Home: Immigrant Children Speak is a powerful book written by the children who have immigrated to Canada from countries such as China, India, Russia, Ghana, Malaysia, Argentina, Germany, and Pakistan. I love that this book gives power to the voices of the children. (Not to mention, that this is a great book to [...]

Why War is Never a Good Idea by Alice Walker and illustrated by Stefano Vitale is a poem put to life in a picture book with beautiful, rich illustrations. This powerful text shows children the affects of war and the innocent bystanders from frogs to children to mothers to villagers who are the victims of [...]

What some children go through in our world is unbelievable, scary, tragic. It is hard for some of us, especially in the United States and Canada, to imagine how life can be like this–how people can kill one another over religion and race, how people can be so greedy to kill for land or cash [...]

photo by lhar www.flickr.com Before I share a story from the trenches, I would like to announce the winner of last week’s book giveaway of the memoir, When Ties Break, by Margaret Norton. And the winner is. . .Sandy Young! Congratulations, Sandy. If you didn’t win this book and are interested in reading a memoir [...]

photo by youmanimus www.flickr.com Sometimes, on this blog, I talk about different charities and how you can donate to them to help women and girls around the world. But I understand, believe me, that many people don’t have extra money to give right now. I also understand how it seems like there is so much [...]

Yesterday, I wrote about one of my favorite books of all time, Left to Tell by Immaculee Ilibagiza (pictured here.) If you haven’t read about her amazing story of survival during the Rwandan genocides, check out yesterday’s post or the book Left to Tell. Today, I wanted to let you know about her charity: The [...]

This is one of the most amazing books that I have ever read: Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immaculee Ilibagiza. If you aren’t familiar with Immaculee or her story, I’ll give you a brief rundown here: During the 1994 Rwandan genocide when the death of Rwanda’s Hutu president sparked a [...]