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Grade 5-6

Gloria Whelan

Listening for Lions

Hardcover (HarperColl July 26, 2005) , 1st Edition edition

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.

ISBN
0060581743 / 9780060581749
Pages
194
Weight
13.8 oz.
Dimensions
5.75 x 0.75 in.

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