I was fortunate enough to read The Girl Who Smiled Beads with @feministbookclubbox and I am so glad I did because being able to talk about this book and the traumatic experiences Clemantine had to go through is crucial. The Girl Who Smiled Beads is a first hand account of trauma from the perspective of a young refugee during the Rwanda War. Clemantine shares her story with such strength as she describes the life she had and how she has taken everything she could from it to become the person she is today. One of the most important ideas that you could take from this book is that the experience of a refugee is not universal, and Clemantine makes sure that readers know that her story is just one of many. Each and every person has their own individual story to share, but it is also not their job to tell us their story. We are not owed any persons story. This book was incredible and I highly recommend it to anyone and everyone but I especially believe this is a book that you need to talk about with others.