It takes a lot of money to build a well in Africa — a lot more than 6-year-old Ryan Hreljac had thought. Still, the 6-year-old persisted in doing chores around the house to earn enough money to buy a well for a village thousands of miles away, even though he learned it would take him years to do so. Then a friend of the family wrote an article in the local newspaper about his quest and soon people began sending in money. After the well was built, a young orphan named Akana Jimmy longed for a chance to thank Ryan in person for the gift of clean, life-giving water. When they finally meet, an unbreakable bond forms that takes them on an adventure neither could have anticipated. Written by Ryan’s great-uncle, Herb Shovelier, the book tells its tales with lavish photographs from the boys’ very different lives. Hardcover, 56 pages. (Read Review)