书目

The Camel Bookmobile

内容简介

FionaSweeneywantstodosomethingthatmatters,andshechoosestomakehermarkinthearidbushofnortheasternKenya.Byhelpingtostartatravelinglibrary,shehopestobringthewordsofHomer,Hemingway,andDr.Seusstofar-flungtinycommunitieswherepeoplelivedailywithdrought,hunger,anddisease.Herintentionsarehonorable,andherrulesarefirm:duetothelimitednumberofdonatedbooks,ifanyoneofthemisnotreturned,thebookmobilewillnotreturn.But,encumberedbyherWesternvalues,Fidoesnotunderstandthepeoplesheseekstohelp.AndintheimpoverishedsmallcommunityofMididima,shefindsherselfcaughtinthemiddleofavolatilelocalstrugglewhenthebookmobile'spresencesparksadangerousfeudbetweentheproponentsofmodernizationandthosewhofearthelossoftraditionalways.

作者简介

AjournalistwhohasworkedforNBCMutualRadio,theLosAngelesTimes,theAssociatedPress,andotherwell-knownnewsorganizations,MashaHamiltonistheauthorofTheDistanceBetweenUsandStaircaseofaThousandSteps.SheliveswithherfamilyinNewYorkCity.

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