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