Listening for Lions

Listening for Lions

By Gloria Whelan

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Grades 4 - 8Grade 6n/a5.745280

Historical fiction with a wicked twist.

Listening for Lions is a breathtaking story of tragedy, deception, and triumph against all odds. National Book Award-winning author Gloria Whelan sets this richly historical coming-of-age adventure in British East Africa in the year 1918.

This irresistible novel entangles an orphaned girl in a deceit-filled plot. Young Rachel Sheridan is made to leave her beloved Africa for England, where she must pose as the deceased daughter of a nefarious couple in an effort to gain them an enormous inheritance. Her irrepressible spirit and extraordinary wit turn her from victim to heroine in a surprising and empowering tale of a remarkable young woman.

Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN-13: 9780060581763
ISBN-10: 006058176X
Published on 10/10/2006
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 208

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It`s been a while since I last read this book but I remember it`s so good but little bit sad! This is about a girl named Rachel Sheridan who has recently lost her parents due to illness, and she didn`t want to leave her only home she has known for all of her life, Africa. She is left as a prey to her wicked neighbors. Rachel has been almost died, and her friends has been thought that she is dead instead of alive. I rate this 5 stars!

This is such a cute book! Its a great book!