Turkey has leapt to international prominence as an economic and political powerhouse under its elected Muslim government, and is looked on by many as a model for other Muslim countries in the wake of the Arab Spring. In this book, Jenny White reveals how Turkish national identity and the meanings of Islam and secularism have undergone radical changes in today's Turkey, and asks whether the Turkish model should be viewed as a success story or a cautionary tale. This provocative book traces how Muslim nationalists blur the line between the secular and the Islamic, supporting globalization...

Junior was so excited that he forgot to be careful like Papa asked him to be. As he attempted to hop over a broken branch lying on top of the snow, he tripped and fell down into a deep, narrow hole.

The sun had already gone down and it was dark. Junior called to Jenny for help, but he had hopped so far away that she couldn't hear him. He tried to hop out of the hole, but he couldn't. He kept calling for help in case any of the other animals running around could hear him and come to his aid . . . but no one came.