Dear Readers,

I stayed up late finishing A Long Walk to Water last night. But I stayed up even later because that book sent me off on a journey to learn more about Sudan. First I read about other books about the Sudanese Civil War and the Lost Boys. Then I read an article about South Sudanese basketball players in Australia and about South Sudanese players in the NBA. And, of course, that led me to reading about the tallest player in NBA history–Manute Bol.

A book is just the start. Good books, even fiction, open the world up to us and lead us into the world, showing us what an incredible place it is, and more importantly, showing us that we have a place in it.

Sincerely, 

Mr. Heimbuck