Have you ever thought to yourself, "Why can't people who immigrate to the U.S. just do it the right way?" Go ahead. You can admit it. You're definitely not alone. Close your eyes and imagine something with me. Oh, right. You can't read if your eyes are closed. OK, then, just pretend your eyes are closed. Ready? Imagine that it's four in the morning, you're in your bed with your partner, asleep. The house is silent, except for the little sounds. If you were awake you might hea

Horrible stories about people falling under trains and losing limbs are not usually my mug of hot chocolate. I used to be addicted to nothing but feel-good, heart-racing, skin-tingling, he-held-my-hand, young adult fiction. Some say that reading should be an escape, and therefore, a book should transport us to good, happy places. But then I discovered that, sometimes, escaping INTO the danger, sadness, tragedy and other realities of someone else's shoes is immensely more sati