Whew! Hard to believe that my summer reading is almost coming to a close and this book is such a great read, I can't wait to share it with all of you.
In the book, The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer, you are immersed in the true story of William and his journey through his life from meager beginnings in some of the poorest parts of Africa.
You find yourself in the midst of just how hard and difficult life is for him and his family just to make ends meet. His father is a tobacco and maize farmer who struggles with finding enough money to purchase seed and fertilizer to feed his family for an entire year. We see that the harvests are not always great as he faces one of the worst famines in history that claimed the lives of his family and friends while the government sold off it's surplus supply of grain for money only to have nothing to show for it in the end.
It truly is an eye opening story for anyone who hasn't had the opportunity to visit places like this in Africa on a missions trip and how one little boy never gave up hope no matter what life handed him. This is a life changing book for anyone to read. For more information on this book, the author and where to get a copy yourself, click on the the link below:
http://tlcbooktours.com/2010/06/william-kamkwamba-and-bryan-mealer-authors-of-the-boy-who-harnessed-the-wind-on-tour-julyaugust-2010/
I received this book compliments of TLC book tours for my honest review and would easily rate this one a 5 out of 5 stars. Not only that but the kind publishers are going to provide a giveaway copy to one lucky follower of this blog.
Here are the guidelines for this giveaway:
1. Be a follower of my blog.
2. You need to be a resident of the US or Canada and No P.O. Boxes please.
3. I must have a way to contact you via email. So please include it in your comment below. You can use the words (at) and (dot) instead of the symbols.
4. Winners will be notified via email. You will have three days to respond otherwise I will pick another winner.
5. The giveaway will end on August 18th. I will give you an extra entry if you blog about it on your blog.
Simply leave me a comment and tell me why you'd like to win this book.
