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Campus News |Books| Book Club Gives Back On Saturday, October 25, members of the Palmer Trinity School Book Club volunteered their time to help sort books at the Miami Dade Public Library downtown. Donated books from all over the county are stored in the basement of the Main Library in anticipation of their annual book sale. As a team we were able to help sort through three pallets of boxes of books. Each book needed to be categorized and then reboxed and labeled. The book sale was held at the Main Library in Downtown Miami the first weekend in December. Back Row: Mr. Graham Andrew, Matyas Bartha, Adam Wilson, Alex Hevia, Jasmine Glick, Peter Wilson, Martin Dolgiej, Peter Ovelmen, Yuxin Huang, Christian Jaffe, Dr. Jones |Books| Great Reads As you read this issue of the Aerie Magazine and reflect on all of the wonderful projects described by our students and faculty, you might stop and ask yourself, "What can I be doing for my community, for those less fortunate?" The following books might be just what you need for inspiration and ideas. They contain both moving stories of people who have truly made a difference and concrete examples of how you can get started. So, read, reflect, and then react. The world will be a better place. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace.... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin Anyone who despairs of the individual's power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistan's treacherous K2, was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers and promised to build them a school. Over the next decade he built fifty-five schools—especially for girls—that offer a balanced education in one of the most isolated and dangerous regions on earth. As it chronicles Mortenson's quest, which has brought him into conflict with both enraged Islamists and uncomprehending Americans, Three Cups of Tea combines adventure with a celebration of the humanitarian spirit. (Penguin, 2007) Middle Row: Sadiki Saunders, Alex Noghaven, Taylor Haas, Cherelle Connor, Felicia Burke, Alexander Dudley, Shirin Razdan, Paulina Toro. Front Row: Maria Rivera, Lauren Mann, Natalia Matallana, Mrs. Vogel Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World by Bill Clinton Here, from Bill Clinton, is a call to action. Giving is an inspiring look at how each of us can change the world. First, it reveals the extraordinary and innovative efforts now being made by companies and organizations—and by individuals—to solve problems and save lives both "down the street and around the world." Then it urges us to seek out what each of us, "regardless of income, available time, age, and skills," can do to help, to give people a chance to live out their dreams. Bill Clinton shares his own experiences and those of other givers, representing a global flood of nongovernmental, nonprofit activity. These remarkable stories demonstrate that gifts of time, skills, things, and ideas are as important and effective as contributions of money. From Bill and Melinda Gates to a six-yearold California girl named McKenzie Steiner, who organized and supervised drives to clean up the beach in her community, Clinton introduces us to both well-known and unknown heroes of giving. (Knopf, 2007) Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope by Jenna Bush and Mia Baxter Ana's Story is a work of narrative nonfiction based on Jenna's experiences while interning for UNICEF and documenting lives of children and teens she encountered through her work. The book focuses on Ana, a teenage single mother, who is bravely living with, rather than dying from, HIV. Ana's determination has allowed her to overcome abuse and abandonment and fight for an education and a better future -continued Aerie 9

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