"Same Sun Here"

I am breaking a cardinal rule here by recommending a book I haven't finished reading yet. But the book was so enjoyable that I can't wait to finish it.
Each Thursday, I try to decide which book to write about. If I run dry I head to the library or to the book store to try to find something I enjoy.
Today Youngest Son and I went to the bookstore. Naively, I assumed I could find a book, read it, blog and still have time to food shop and get my Daughter at her day job. 
Then I picked up this book.
 By the time I noticed the time, it was too late for food and the almost too late for Daughter. <My gratitude to the Trenton bus company who picked up Daughter's student late, thus saving me from any unwanted comments about being at school on time.>
The book is called "Same Sun Here".  It is written by Silas House and Neela Vaswani. 
This is a story told in a 2 person voice. Meena and River are twelve years old.  Meena is an Indian immigrant who lives in New York City's Chinatown section.  River is the son of a Kentucky coal miner.
Although on the surface it would seem like these two children have nothing in common, they discover through their letters that there are more similarities than there are differences.
The writing is simple, but it brought a wealth of  information to the table in an enjoyable easy to understand way. Between explaining what a rent controlled apartment is, to telling about her first election of an American President <Obama won>  Neela helps River understand the world through her eyes. River returns the favor as he explains what happens when you coal mine by mountain top removal, and gets involved in politics in an effort to better the lives of Kentucky coal miners.
Reading this book will teach your children the things we hear about but don't really understand. It will also open their eyes to things that we take for granted, and maybe shouldn't.
Best of all though, this book will take you on a ride through our country, through the eyes of two friends who haven't met. 
 I can't wait to get back to this book. If the ending is as good as the beginning and the middle, I'm in for an enjoyable read!