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The best title ever that describes the African sky - the forever sky. Really think that captures Africa nicely. The story is also quite good. In fact the quality of children & teen books really spoils adult literature for me these days as the bar and quality of the plot, writing, and characters just seems so much higher in the children/teen publishing world.
Lucy is an American teen living in Ethiopia with her mom the American Ambassador and having all the typical teenage struggles with her pare ...more
Lucy is an American teen living in Ethiopia with her mom the American Ambassador and having all the typical teenage struggles with her pare ...more
First of all, good job to the designer on this one - the paper feels nice, the size is slightly squarer than most chapter books, there are lovely designs on the first page of each chapter, and the colors of the cover and endpapers reflect the world of the book nicely. Well done.
But on to what really matters for kids picking up this book - it's a quick, tense read. It's easy to imagine yourself in Lucy's position - how restricted you'd feel if you were someplace exciting but not allowed out to ex ...more
But on to what really matters for kids picking up this book - it's a quick, tense read. It's easy to imagine yourself in Lucy's position - how restricted you'd feel if you were someplace exciting but not allowed out to ex ...more
I really like this book (I wasn't sure if I was going to) It's about a girl who's mother is an ambassador to Ethiopia. Lucy is kept on a tight leash, but she is constantly sneaking out. One day however, she is kidnapped and taken somewhere in the bush. Will she ever see her parents again?
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Lucy is living in Ethiopia inside the ambassador's residence because her mother is the ambassador. Lucy loves science and studying animals and is so excited to be able to study African animals up close. Instead she finds that her mother will not allow her to leave the residence for security reasons. Being a typical teen Lucy manages to sneak out with diasterous complications when she is kidnapped. Now Lucy understands why her mother was so cautious but will she be able to survive on her own and
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(Fiction, based on a real event) This is the story of a 13 year-old girl living in Ethiopa with her mother, the U.S. Ambassador. When she disobeys the strict rules set by her mother and gets kidnapped, she must rely on her love/knowledge of the wilderness and her courage in order to survive. A decent adventure story with a strong girl character. Could be a read-alike for fans of White Giraffe
Really great strong female character!
Jun 02, 2009
Rachel
marked it as to-read
Jun 20, 2009
Melsmith
marked it as to-read
Feb 19, 2012
Jodi
marked it as to-read
May 13, 2012
Donalyn
marked it as to-read
