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Three Cups of Tea begins with Greg Mortenson’s failed attempt to conquer K2. Emaciated and lost, he wanders into a small Pakistani village where he finds help and healing. His vow to repay them by building the village’s first school changes his life and the lives of thousands of children.
“My whole life has been nothing but a hole, where my mother should have been.” Fourteen-year-old Lily escapes her abusive father and seeks to find the truth about her mother in The Secret Life of Bees. Grab the popcorn, a sister, the tissue box, and enjoy!
Joyce of Fiction/AV/Teen Services recommends Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin:
In a world full of bad news and problems so big that many do nothing, Greg Mortenson is a breath of fresh air. In 1993, failing at his attempt to conquer K2, emaciated and lost, Mortenson wanders into a small Pakistani village. There he finds help and healing with the Balti people. He vows to repay their kindness by building the village’s first school, offering education to the boys and girls of this small village. His promise changes the course of his life and the lives of thousands of children. This book chronicles his experiences and the way he brought about amazing results in the face of overwhelming obstacles.
O2: Breathing New Life into Faith was like a cup of cold water to my parched soul. Richard Dahlstrom writes on living out a balanced Christian faith, one that not only impacts my life but blesses the world around me. Read it and rise to the challenge!
If you ever loved a dog, you will love John Grogan’s story Marley & Me as he recounts life with this adorable, naughty and neurotic yellow lab! I laughed, cried, and read snippets aloud to my family! Marley comes to the big screen December 25th starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston.
When Mackenzie Philips’ daughter is abducted and killed in an abandoned shack, his life falls apart. He questions, “Where is God in a world filled with this kind of evil?” An invitation four years later brings him back to that shack and to some amazing answers. The Shack is a thought-provoking read!
If you haven’t experienced classical crossover vocalist Josh Groban, you should check out his new Awake Live CD. Featuring his incredible talent, and backed up by a full band replete with orchestral and choir members, this 27-year-old artist’s newest CD/DVD set is one you shouldn’t miss.
Joyce from the Fiction/AV Department gives this account of A Long Way Gone.
As a boy of twelve, Ishmael Beah was growing up in a small village in Sierra Leone. War, in his mind, was something that happened in neighboring Liberia, or what he heard about on the BBC news. When Ishmael was in a neighboring town visiting friends, war came to his village. Rebels attacked, people ran, but there was no escape for any of them. This event changed his life forever. In A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, Ishmael recounts the events of the next years of his life: of finding a haven in an army base, to being trained as a child soldier to fight against those who killed his family, and of the atrocities he saw and participated in. This unforgettable testimony gives us a glimpse into the lives of refugees, soldiers on both sides of a conflict, and the children who have lost their childhoods and their innocence. It is a story eloquently told, that needs to be read. What are your thoughts on A Long Way Gone? What other books or movies did you find similar to this book?
