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The Camel Bookmobile: A Novel (P.S.)
by Masha Hamilton
from Harper Perennial

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• This book was just okay...
  A woman who sees her life going nowhere goes to Kenya and starts a camel bookmobile to bring books to the people. However, one day a boy does not return his book, and according to policy, this means the bookmobile can no longer lend books to this particular village.
  Loving books myself, I thought this night be a winner...and at first, it was. However, the author had many things going on, things that made me wonder, "Oh my...how are these characters going to get out of this one?" so I kept on reading.... more info

• thoroughly enjoyed
  What a great story about a real organization. This really inspires you to think about how our modern ways can help and/or hinder a third world area. Great discussion book and very satisfying.
  

• Touching, Surprising and So Satisfying
  This is a really beautiful story with a poignant ending. I felt, along with Fi, the great loss of something when she returned to an uprooted Mididima. That ending was such a surprise. The plot had so many of the earmarks of a traditional Western love story--The Teacher and the American have a clear path to true love, the way to real transformation opens for Scar Boy and Kanika, Neema and other elders see the younger generation evolve in ways that will improve their community's quality of life going... more info

• The Power of Books
  I thoroughly identified with the main character, a 30-something librarian from New York, who naively believes she can make a difference in Africa through the power of books. The author has the courage to face the fact that books can be a two-edged sword, with the power to change for the good or the bad. Tribal elders have their own, more highly valued traditions, including oral storytelling, that are threatened by the introduction of books. At the same time, the younger generation longs for the chance to... more info

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