In this episode of Picking Violets and Kicking Glass, Brook, Elisabeth, Teagan, and Audrey are joined by charismatic 16-year-old Polina Epshtein to discuss her experience being an immigrant from Ukraine. Check out the books recommended in this episode:

Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard by LIz Murray

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 

Blankets by Craig Thompson

Little Bee by Chris Cleave

The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon