Melinda Salisbury

Protests in Hong Kong. Bushfires in Australia. The Taal Volcano eruption. A derailed passenger train near Chenzhou. Flash floods in Somalia. Cyclone Amphan in India and Bangladesh. Flight PK8303 crashing…

In 2003, my sister came home with a handful of books for me. Among them was The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. I was in love within seconds of…