September Book Club: Little Soldiers by Leonora Chu

3:00 p.m., Thursday, September 24, 2026 Little Soldiers by Leonora Chu Little Soldiers: An American Boy, a Chinese School, and the Global Race to Achieve follows journalist Lenora Chu as she enrolls her young son in a Shanghai public school and explores China’s highly disciplined, high-achieving education system. Through personal experience and in-depth reporting, Chu examines the benefits of academic rigor alongside the pressures of competition, conformity, and high-stakes testing, offering a thought-provoking comparison of Eastern and Western approaches to education. Click here to download the flyer for all the book club meetings or visit our events calendar. To register, or if you have questions, please call 724-282-0123 or email info@maridon.org.