International Books

"Books - the best antidote against the marsh-gas of boredom and vacuity."
~George Steiner

This is a great quote. It is so true and it really explains..well...a way to not be bored.
So, for school I had to read at least two books on a different country. I read four. I thought I had only reviewed one, but I had already reviewed two, which was Persepolis and the Garbage King.
The second book I read was called "Beneath My Mother's Feet" by Amjed Qamar. “Beneath My Mother’s Feet” is a novel that takes place in India. It is about a teenage girl, Nazia, who has to make the biggest decision of her life. She must choose whether to betray her mother and get a job, or make her mother happy and marry at a young age. Lucky for Nazia, she has common sense and doesn't go along with her mothers plan like everyone expects her to do. Recommended for girls age 10- 17.
The other book I read was called "Over a Thousand Hills I Walk with You" by Hanna Jensen. IT IS SO INCREDIBLY SAD, I CRIED!AND IT'S A TRUE STORY! DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE VERY SENSITIVE LIKE ME! It is so sad because it is about the Rwanda genocide of 1994. I do not feel like explaining, so look it up. This girl, Jeanne, has a great life. Her family is wealthy and nothing goes wrong. Until someone decides that one religion in Rwanda is better than the other. Jeanne's family has to flee. Only she, her brother and her father make it out alive. Until, they are travelling and her father and brother get kidnapped. She watches them die. I CRIED THERE! Jeanne travels with friends and family until she gets adopted, and is currently living happily ever after. Recommended for boys and girls age 12 and up.

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