Chapter 6: Calcutta

"Christmas Day, 1995 - not one I'll soon forget. Palm trees instread of mistletoe and holly. Coconut milk instead of eggnog. The morning brought a bout of Bangkok traffic and another mad dash through an airport."

Chapter 5: Bangkok

"Bangkok is a city of profound contrasts. It has hundread of Buddhist temples, incredibly beautiful and serene. It is also home to a gaudy nightlife district, one of the world's most notorious, where child prostitution is rampant."

Chapter 4: Back to Dhaka

"Following our stay in Bangladesh, we planned to go to Thailand. We would travel by a combination of rickshaw, bus and ferry to Calcutta, India, then take a flight from there to Bangkok, Thailand."

Chapter 3: Dhaka

"I had been assigned seat 3B. The KLM flight attendant checked the blue dog tag around my neck identifying me as an unaccompnaied minor, and insisted on leading me by my hand to the seat. Slowly and deliberately, she went through all the emergency procedures."

Chapter 2: Toronto

"Pinned to the wall of our Free The Children office was a large map of the world. We had sent dozens of inquiries to organizations located all over the amp, and with each response the world seemed to shrink."

Chapter 1: Thornhill

"My mind goes back to April 19, 1995. I woke to sun streaming through my window, a welcome sign that summer was on its way."

Purpose of BTC Book Talk Blog

The the purpose of the "Be The Change" Book Talk Blog is to extend or contribute your group discussions from the weekly book club sessions.

Free the Children by Craig Kielburger
The World Needs Your Kid by C. Keilburger, M. Keilburger & S. Page

Each chapter post will include the first few lines of the chapter from the book Free the Children . Reflections or comments referring to the Prologue or Introduction, please use this post to share.