Alison Reads

Twelve-year-old Rachel has grown up in East Africa, but when her parents die of influenza in 1919, she is sent to live in England. Containing elements of A Little Princess and The Flame Trees of Thika, this book eloquently describes the life of a missionary child in colonial Africa and the adjustments she must make when she goes to England. A good book about a child who, though apparently helpless, creates her own destiny through strength of character and perseverance. A YRCA 2008 nominee for grades 4-6.