Fifth grade almost done, cramming for junior high entrance exams, wait… what’s happening under our feet?! Buildings and trains and children in Japan are well-prepared for earthquakes because small tremors happen all the time. But on March 11, 2010, the earth shook and shook, halting choir practice for 11-year-old Maya and her classmates, sending them … Continue reading BEYOND ME, the earth shakes and trembles, by Annie Donworth-Chikamatsu (MG book review)