"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers".

Half way through this stack of summer social justice reads. May our time spent in the pages of books not be for pure pleasure, but to mold us into people that go and impact the world for the better.

"And is it so hard to believe that souls might also travel those paths? That great shuttles of souls might fly about, faded but audible if you listen closely? They flow above chimneys, slip through your jacket and shirt and breastbone and lungs, the air a library and the record of every life lived"

"I think of how dogs are witnesses. How they are present for our most private moments, how they are there when we think of ourselves as alone. They witness our quarrels, our tears, our struggles, our fears, and all of our secret behaviours that we have to hide from our fellow humans".

Despite the violence and oppression amidst the Middle East live many people just like Malala who have a deep desire for happiness,education and justice. May we recognize and listen to the voices like malala's that need to be heard.

Because sometimes you just need a mindless, light hearted, entertaining read.

Stunning illustration of finding hope and light in the most unlikely of places.

Loved this book until I knew the heart wrenching ending I was in for. One of those books I wish would follow the rules of predictability and give us the relief of a happy ending.