via Lotus Reads, I found the Global Voices Book Challenge.
With UNESCO World Book Day on 23 April, the challenge is to read a book from a culture you wouldn’t typically read from and post a review. Complete details can be found at Global Voices Online.
My selection will be perfect for April: Aleutian Sparrow by Karen Hesse is the story of native Aleutians who are relocated during WWII when the Japanese invaded the islands. The story is told in the voice of a young girl and written in poem form.

[…] Edi, a blogger that defines herself as “an African American school librarian in Indianapolis” describes her book choice this way: My selection will be perfect for April: Aleutian Sparrow by Karen Hesse is the story of native Aleutians who are relocated during WWII when the Japanese invaded the islands. The story is told in the voice of a young girl and written in poem form. […]
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