Listening for Lions
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Left an orphan after the influenza epidemic in British East Africa in 1918, thirteen-year-old Rachel is tricked into assuming a deceased neighbor's identity to travel to England, where her only dream is to return to Africa and rebuild her parents' mission hospital.
Authors:
Whelan, Gloria
Statement of Responsibility:
Gloria Whelan
Title:
Listening for lions
Publisher:
New York :, HarperCollins,, c2005.
Edition:
1st ed
Characteristics:
194, [5] p. ;,22 cm.
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Add a CommentAfter losing her missionary parents to an influenza epidemic in Africa, Rachel is manipulated into assuming another girl's identity to satisfy the girl's greedy parents. She journeys to England, dreaming of the day she can be herself again, and of the day she can return to Africa.