6) “Third Culture Kids” Book Now Revised —

The 2009 revision of Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, by David Pollock and Ruth Van Reken, updates facts and figures and looks at the impact of internet social networks and other changes in the world since the first edition in 1999. According to Kelly and Michèle O’Donnell, “One central feature is the material on cross-cultural kids-an overarching category reflecting the diversity of cultural experiences and which in many ways can be considered the ‘new norm.’ Visit Ruth’s website at…

http://www.crossculturalkid.org/blog/about/

The O’Donnells point to a helpful summary/comparison of TCKs and “CCKs” (Cross-cultural Kids) here:

http://www.crossculturalkid.org/blog/cross-cultural-kids/

(Thanks Kelly and Michele!)