“Little Princes” by Conor Grennan - Book Review

Reviewing this book does me great pleasure, as it comes from an author who achieved something ordinarily special. Conor Grennan’s trip around the world turned into much more than he expected. Yeah he climbed to the base camp of mount everest and visited beautiful places. Those things are still fascinating to write about but one thing in this book that differs it from others, is he rescued tons of Nepali children from human traffickers and united them with their families. Not only did he rescue these children but he then formed an international non-profit organization. Grennan’s Journey and achievements through this novel are both both inspiring but what really makes this book noteworthy to readers is his sense of humor, humility, and charm towards the children of Nepal.

When Conor first leaves to Godawari, he is honest in saying that going to work at the orphanage is merely but an escape from his job and as an excuse to do a year long trip around the world. He would use his trip to the orphanage as a pick up line for girls at bars and just an excuse to leave the life he felt was going nowhere, a dead end.

When Grennan arrived in Nepal in 2004, a decade-long civil war torn country, he wasn’t even close to being prepared to what he might find there as he should have been. Maoist rebels fighting against an the royal Nepalese government, impoverished population living in unsanitary conditions, without running water, toilets, or electricity, and a child-trafficking system aided by both sides. Conor mentions now that he is actually in Nepal, his idea seems ludicrous.

While reading through the text it seems as if Grennan is a survivor of his own. He is a person who sees whats at hand and learns from the situations he has been a part of. Conor really did bond with these kids while he was working at the orphanage. When it came to leaving the kids, he say and underlying truth that most wouldn’t. He became a parent to these kids. He feels he would be walking out on these kids if he were to leave. Thats why he promises the children he would be back in one year after he leaves.

Grennan visited the orphanage many times in the next three years only to find that most of the kids who were there were donated to traffickers, stolen or given to families who could only hope to protect them. Grennan Farid then decided they would do whatever possible to stop what was happening to these children of Nepal. Grennan organized an international non-profit organization called “Next Generation Nepal.” The purpose of the organization was to reconnect these trafficked kids with their families and communities. He partnered with an international organization, the Umbrella Foundation, to buy a home where newfound “orphans” could live free of fear. He then Raised a ton of money for these kids, assuming they didn’t have any, to aid for their health and future.

For many reasons and more , “Little Princes” is quite possibly one of the most passionate, yet straightforward true tales you’ll have the pleasure of reading. If any of the above reading didn’t seem to grab your interest, it might be good to mention Grennan falls in love too.