Between the Mountain and the Sky shows us the goodness that is possible when a single person--regardless of age--takes action to help another and， in the process， changes the lives of hundreds。 

Maggie’s story begins in suburban New Jersey， in a comfortable middle-class family that supports her decision to travel the world during a gap year before starting college。 During her travels， the trajectory of her life alters when she has a surprise encounter with a Nepali girl breaking rocks in a quarry。 Maggie decides to invest her life savings of five thousand dollars to buy a piece of land and open a children’s home in Nepal。

That home becomes Kopila Valley Children’s Home， and eventually， the nonprofit Maggie launches， the BlinkNow Foundation， also starts the Kopila Valley School， which provides tuition-free education for more than four hundred students。 Maggie and BlinkNow’s work have been recognized around the world for their innovative， sustainable work。

However， this book isn’t a how-to for fledging philanthropists or nonprofit founders--it’s a coming-of-age story about a young woman suspended between two worlds， as well as the love， loss， healing， and hope she experiences along the way。 And Maggie’s inspiring， intimate tale shows readers an important truth: the power to change the world exists within all of us。