By J.P. Antonacci, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator Catherine Wiebe said she reacted \u201cviscerally\u201d to the poems in \u201cA Million Kites,\u201d which are adapted from interviews with Palestinian children during the war in Gaza. Within the slender paperback volume are heartbreaking cries of confusion and grief from the war\u2019s youngest victims. \u201cI \u00a0have four children of my own between two and 13,\u201d Wiebe said in an \u00a0interview. \u201cTo think about the cares of my children and to compare them \u00a0to the cares of these kids \u2026 it\u2019s just so much.\u201d Wiebe runs Firefly and Fox Books in downtown Simcoe, an independent bookstore with a sizeable selection of books written by or about Palestinians. Over \u00a0the past six months, Wiebe has raised nearly $900 for the Gaza Medical \u00a0Support… <\/p>\n
By J.P. Antonacci, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator Catherine Wiebe said she reacted \u201cviscerally\u201d to the poems in \u201cA Million Kites,\u201d which are adapted from interviews with Palestinian children during the war in Gaza. Within the slender paperback volume are heartbreaking cries of confusion and grief from the war\u2019s youngest victims. \u201cI \u00a0have four children of my own between two and 13,\u201d Wiebe said in an \u00a0interview. \u201cTo think about the cares of my children and to compare them \u00a0to the cares of these kids \u2026 it\u2019s just so much.\u201d Wiebe runs Firefly and Fox Books in downtown Simcoe, an independent bookstore with a sizeable selection of books written by or about Palestinians. Over \u00a0the past six months, Wiebe has raised nearly $900 for the Gaza Medical \u00a0Support... <\/p>\n