To tell you the truth, that is just the surface of the book. Rachel becomes enmeshed in a scheme by her evil neighbors who temporarily assume charge of her, through lies and deceit. Tragically, Rachel's parents both wind up catching it and they do not survive, leaving Rachel on her own. Rachel is a young girl and her parents run a hospital where they treat people with influenza. While Listening for Lions did not make it onto the list of my favorites, I still think it is a good read that many fans of Historical Fiction will enjoy. The first, Homeless Bird, was extraordinary. This is the second book I have read by Gloria Whelan. They wrote books and painted pictures, and if they ever stopped talking, which I was sure they would never do, they planned to change the world.” Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.“They were all brilliant. National Book Award-winning author Whelan crafts a wickedly delicious story of treachery and triumph, in which one young woman must claim her true identity in order to forge her own future and transform herself from victim to heroine. Thirteen-year-old Rachel Sheridan is left an orphan after influenza takes the lives of her missionary parents in British East Africa in 1919. Her irrepressible spirit and extraordinary wit turn her from victim to heroine in a surprising and empowering tale of a remarkable young woman. 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. This irresistible novel entangles an orphaned girl in a deceit filled plot. National Book Award-winning author Gloria Whelan sets this richly historical coming-of-age adventure in British East Africa in the year 1918. Listening for Lions is a breathtaking story of tragedy, deception, and triumph against all odds. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Paperback. Named one of New York Public Library's One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing, this tale of a strong young heroine “in the tradition of Frances Hodgson Burnett” (School Library Journal), by award-winning master of historical fiction Gloria Whelan, is a perfect read for schools and classrooms, as well as for fans of A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park.
Like the lion, she must be patient and strong, awaiting the moment when she can take control of her own fate-and find her way home again at last. Surrounded by greed and lies, Rachel is entangled in a criminal scheme and sent to England, where she's forced into a life of deception. But when her missionary parents are struck with influenza, she is left vulnerable to her family’s malicious neighbors. A critically acclaimed historical novel “that roars” (Kliatt), from the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Homeless Bird.Īfrica is the only home Rachel Sheridan has ever known.
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