Welcome to Litsy!

“She put her beach ball on the car, and she stuck it on tight with chocolate marshmallow fudge delight “

After reading the book, students could write about a time they helped fix something at home, like repairing a broken chair or cooking dinner together.

This book tells the story of a determined family who never gives up, working together to fix every broken part of their quirky car. Despite the car's problems “it couldn‘t make it fast and couldn‘t make it far“ the family shows resilience by using their lake toys to patch it up and keep going. The simple yet colorful illustrations capture their positive attitude.

Let‘s see how many new African countries the author can fit into this book because now we are in the #CentralAfricanRepublic #CAR (I just learned Bangui is its capitol). I do feel like this author has tried to cram every thriller trope into this novel (even the Vatican), and pretty much covered nearly as many Saharan and near Saharan countries (plus a few European countries to boot).

#readingAfrica2022 #Libya #Malta #Niger #DRC

“She ran like the wind.”

The author, already dedicated to helping the least fortunate on the planet, took a decade of her life to bring down the evil LRA operating in 4 African countries. Through sheer persistence and support from the likes of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Warren Buffet‘s son Howard (a dedicated humanitarian himself), Davis achieved almost the impossible over unbelievable odds. Tutu‘s description is accurate: this a beautiful and moving account of her ⬇️

Before I finish it I have to share a coincidence about this book. The author, from San Antonio, was receiving a humanitarian award for her work documented in the book. I heard her speak & bought several copies of the book. Sometime later, when husband became scout leader for our son‘s Boy Scout troop we discovered husband knows her husband and oldest son because they‘re in the troop! I‘m now trying to encourage lining her up to speak at an ⬇️