The pre-teen novel, Faith, Hope, and Ivy June written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor in 2011, depicts the journey of Ivy June Mosely and Catherine Combs. These two girls both reside in Kentucky and are from very different walks of life. They are participating in the first seventh-grade student exchange program…

In the Buddhist religion, there are four sacred sites. One of them, the Bodh Gaya, has significant importance to those following Buddhism because it is believed that Siddhartha Gautama found enlightenment here. Indeed, the Buddha sat under the Bodhi tree, located inside Bodh Gaya, during his meditation. “Siddhartha Gautama arrived…