false <![CDATA[The Camel Bookmobile (P.S.)]]> 78425 8 THE CAMEL BOOKMOBILE is a fictional tale of an American librarian who leaves Brooklyn to work for a relief organization in Africa that sends books on the backs of camels to forgotten villages. Her intentions are entirely pure but, when the bookmobile causes a feud among the nomadic tribe it aims to help, she realizes her good deeds may come with a high price. The actual Camel Bookmobile made its first run almost a decade ago. Three dromedaries trudged through arid northeastern Kenya to bring a library to settlements so remote they had become nearly invisible. Lacking roads, clean water, and food, those who inhabited these villages had never been to school much less held a book in their hands. The books that came to them were rare and precious gifts, allowing them to briefly escape the reality of squalor and destitution. Appealing to the fans of [book:Reading Lolita in Tehran] and [book:The Bookseller of Kabul], The Camel Bookmobile captures a time and place that is unknown to many but relevant to all. 2233764 1 4 2007 The Camel Bookmobile total:569|5:52|4:201|3:221|2:74|1:21| 569 1896 913 187 3 1 false false Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 16:59:57 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 17:01:36 -0700 2009 3 1 false false Mon Dec 15 06:51:05 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 06:52:19 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Jul 24 17:51:07 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 17:51:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 12:01:42 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 06:58:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Apr 03 21:09:39 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 21:12:37 -0700 2009 African bush to run a bookmobile that brings books to far flung
settlements by camel. The story focuses in on characters in a
particular settlement called Mididima. Because of the preciousness of
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I enjoyed how the story is told from various viewpoints but I felt that was also a drawback. It meant we didn't get very good character development. ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 22:23:43 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 01:40:50 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jul 31 17:31:07 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 17:42:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat May 24 17:09:21 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 17:10:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Feb 01 15:33:35 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 15:34:07 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2227966