Listening for Lions

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If you are among evil people, you must be like the lion, gathering strength and awaiting your time Africa is the only home Rachel Sheridan has ever known But when influenza strikes down her missionary parents, she is left vulnerable prey to her family s wicked neighbors Surrounded by greed and lies, Rachel is entangled in a criminal scheme and sent to England, where she is forced into a life of deception 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. Best Read eBook Listening for Lions Author Gloria Whelan – kino-fada.fr I absolutely loved the first two thirds of this book It received the National Book Award, and I can see why I kept thinking this is a book I wish I could write Whelan s prose is lovely and her imagery is precise and perfect I love the way she uses imagery to tie landscape and characters together wonderful The book is taut with suspense, the heroine engaging and morally sensitive, and her dilemma is real for a child She tries so hard to do what is right I also agree with a comment by my I absolutely loved the first two thirds of this book It received the National Book Award, and I can see why I kept thinking this is a book I wish I could write Whelan s prose is lovely and her imagery is precise and ...Appealing heroine, marvelous evocation of place, interesting plot until the end The final chapters are so rushed that the story feels disappointingly truncated, as if the author ran out of time or had some artificial length limitation it s already a rather thin book.This has to be one of the best books I ve ever read It is filled with adventure, excitement, suspense, and surprises I can t recommended this book enough Just go read it Now.Here is a little treasure for you I have this on my bookcase because for a few years my children followed the Sonlight Curriculum programme I was sitting there looking at all the books I have yet to touch and thought it was about time I read some of the books I had handed to my children to read.I went to bookcase and looked amongst the multitude of options and picked out Listening for Lions I am pleased I was drawn to this book I was taken from Africa to England and back again I walked...A great story wonderfully well written Makes me want to visit rural Kenya againRachel loves her life in Africa, where her father runs a missionary hospital and her mother runs a local school Unlike other British citizens in East Africa, particularly Mr and Mrs Pritchard and their daughter Valerie, her family lives simply with the Kikuyu and the Masai tribes, respecting their traditions, holding church services and training them to work in the hospital Her peaceful life is shattered when both her parents, as well as Valerie Pritchard, die from an outbreak of influenza, Rachel loves her life in Africa, where her father runs a missionary hospital and her mother runs a local school Unlike other British citizens in East Africa, particularly Mr and Mrs Pritchard and their daughter Valerie, her family lives simply with the Kikuyu and the Masai tribes, respecting their traditions, holding church services and training them to work in the hospital Her peaceful life is shattered when both her parents, as well as Valerie Pritchard, die from an outbreak of influenza, forcing her to move in with the Pritchards Rach...Because I am notorious for adding half starsI might even even rank this a 4.5 stars The writing for the first 2 3 of this book is beautiful Beautiful The pain, the detail, the imagery Delicious I loved the tension of the conflict and how it all plays out The recommended age for this book is 10 years old o...3.5 stars Books like this make me yearn to travel to Africa It is so different than the life I leadharder yet simpler I hope that I would feel as Rachel does and not as Valerie does.Rachel s father and mother die The greedy and selfish Mr and Mrs Pritchard take her inand then concoct a plan where she will pretend to be their daughter who has just died and sh...I read this book for a book club I m participating in, and I was impressed, considering it was a middle grade book The language was concise and narrated, but very poignant and thought provoking The theme of a young, innocent girl being thrust into some very difficult, adult situations did not mean the story was always predictable Rachel s love for Africa and her dormant passion to do the right thing was admirable even when it led her into some sticky situations The tale was touching and even I read this book for a book club I m participating in, and I was impressed, considering it was a middle grade book The language was concise and narrated, but very poignant and thought provoking The theme of a young, innocent girl being thrust into some very difficult, adult situations did not mean the ...I picked this up at the library it s a nominee for the national book award I loved the setting and the stories of Africa I loved how the author showed women can be strong, even at a young age Really it was about loss and tragedy It has really good lessons abou...

Listening for Lions
  • English
  • 16 April 2018
  • Paperback
  • 208 pages
  • 006058176X
  • Gloria Whelan
  • Listening for Lions