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The Girl Who Saw Lions
By Doherty, Berlie
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-59643-377-9
- Publisher
- Porter Roaring Brook
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2008
Gr 5-8 "The Girl Who Saw Lions" is an enticing narrative told in two parallel stories that converge in a satisfying ending. Abela, who lives in Tanzania, has become an orphan due to AIDS. After her parents die, her uncle schemes her away from her loving but poor grandmother, with the idea of selling her for adoption in England. Meanwhile, Rosa, who lives with her moth...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2008
At nine, Abela watches her mother die of AIDS and returns to her Tanzanian village to discover that her baby sister, too, has died—leaving only Abela and her grandmother. When Uncle Thomas comes to visit with Susie, his English "wife," Abela's life worsens: he sends her to Britain with Susie under a false passport, intending to sell her. His child-trafficking is thwarted when Abela wanders into the local school: suddenly she is in the care ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Nine-year-old Abela's uncle sends her from Tanzania to Britain, intending to sell her. In parallel, Rosa's mother hopes to adopt a girl wit...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
