Caryl M. Stern at Highland Park Public Library

Caryl M. Stern, author of I Believe in Zero: Learning from the World's Children

(St. Martin's  $25.99, due October 1)

Tuesday October 15 at 7:00 p.m.

Highland Park Public Library

To register call 847-681-7031

First-hand, human stories of hope, resilience, determination, and

family: a call to see the world's children as our own, by the President

and CEO of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF


In I Believe in ZERO, President and CEO of the

U.S. Fund for UNICEF Caryl M. Stern draws on her travels around the

world, offering memorable stories that present powerful and sometimes

counter-intuitive lessons about life. I Believe in ZERO reflects

her—and UNICEF's—mission to reduce the number of preventable deaths of

children under the age of five from 19,000 each day to zero.





Each of the stories in I Believe in ZERO

focuses on a particular locale—Bangladesh, Mozambique,

earthquake-ravaged Haiti, the Brazilian Amazon—and weaves together

fascinating material on the country and its history, an account of the

humanitarian crises at issue, and depictions of the people she meets on

the ground. Stern tells of mothers coming together to affect change, of

local communities with valuable perspectives of their own, and of

children who continue to sustain their dreams and hopes even in the most

dire of situations. Throughout, Stern traces her emerging global

consciousness—and describes how these stories can positively impact our

own children.





In this incredibly moving book, Stern hopes to open hearts and minds and

leave readers with the belief that no child anywhere should lack basic

human support—and that every child and mother can be an inspiration.

There will be a book signing following the program with books for sale provided by Lake Forest Book Store.

Location: 





Highland Park Public Library 494 Laurel Ave. Highland Park, Illinois 60035