Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea, has authored a follow up book at Central Asia Institute's efforts to build schools for girls in the remote sections of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Stones into Schools picks up where Three Cups of Tea ended. If you found Three Cups of Tea informative and enjoyable reading you will find Stones into Schools equally informative.

While the book gives additional accounts of school building in Pakistan, its primary focus is Afghanistan. Though primarily funded by American donations, the Central Asia Institute's school building is accomplished by local people in each country. The stories from Afghanistan are most interesting. They tell a story about the country's past, its challenges today, and a strong local interest to educate their girls.

While bombings get the news media's attention in Afghanistan, schools for girls are quietly being built. As stated over and over in the book, education is the future for that country.

To date the Central Asia Institute has built 131 schools in remote sections of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Many more are desired by the local people. The most remote in northeast Afghanistan is located high in the mountains at an altitude of 12, 480 feet.

If you are looking for a good book Stones into Schools is one to read.

Art Gross