Saving Salem MI

After his father's death in WWII young Gia Betaneli also decides to go to the front. Instead, Gia gets the assignment to work at the Donbas military plant. Nana, who gets no response to her letters, thinks that Gia also died.

The story is set in a small village during the German occupation of Ukraine. When one of the local partisans kills a German officer, the occupants vow to kill the whole village if the perpetrator is not found and delivered to them.

Thirteen-year-old boy living in Vietnam during war befriends locals, witnesses violence and beauty, navigates new world, self-discovery amidst political crisis.

Palestinian and Israeli businessmen co-found solar energy company amid community opposition. Utilize social media to garner support for their venture and Israel-Palestine peace process.