I attended a 'walking play' this weekend called The Buddha Prince. It was about the Dalai Lama's journey from a child of three picked to head the nation of Tibet to a leader in exile escaped from the Communist takeover of Tibet.
Other children's journeys to reflect on:
The children who are displaced by Katrina and what impact it will have on them. Here's a link about the premature babies and other efforts to help these children at A Little Pregnant
My Life in Orange: Growing up With the Guru
This book is about Tim Guest's childhood in the cult of notorious Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Running With Scissors
Augusten Burroughs memoir about being given away by his mother to be raised by a lunatic psychiatrist
The Tender Bar: A Memoir
A story about the impact of the men of the neighborhood bar on J.R. Moehringer
Of these I've only read Running With Scissors, a hilarious book but you need a strong stomach to get through it.
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