| Listening for Lions Contributor(s): Whelan, Gloria (Author) |
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ISBN: 0756978009 ISBN-13: 9780756978006 Publisher: Turtleback Books OUR PRICE: $18.53 Product Type: Prebound - Other Formats Published: October 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Africa - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 900 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5" W x 7.5" (0.55 lbs) 194 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - East Africa |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 89524 Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |