false 23 88 79 true 5821484 read 3 true 4231063 currently-reading 6 true 4231062 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78021582 The Glass Castle: A Memoir (Paperback) by Jeannette Walls
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This book tells an amazing story of one person's quest to build schools and educate children in some of the harshest situations in the world, in rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. He faced a lot of obstacles but also made important contacts and is a true friend to people who are often hostile (or at least assumed to be) toward Americans. He especially promotes education for women, since "If you educate a boy, you educate an individual. If you educate a girl, you educate a community" (African proverb). The long-term solution to terrorism and poverty is education.

As I read this book I was inspired by all that has been accomplished when just one person strives to make life better for another person. Read this book, and you'll be inspired to do something good too! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72824904 to: Pretties (Uglies, #2) by Scott Westerfeld
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