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An eye-opening book, Abela is the touching and profound story of two girls who apparently have nothing in common. The two girls tell their own stories. Abela, growing up in Tanzania, is surrounded by suffering. Her father has already died and now her mother and her baby sister are desperately ill. When they die too, Abela is sent off to England and an uncertain future as an illegal immigrant.
Rosa, growing up in England, has everything she could possibly want. There is no reason why these two should become sisters. Their individual stories and the story of how they come together through adoption make a beautiful, satisfying and complete story. ~ Julia Eccleshare
Republished under the new title The Girl Who Saw Lions.
Shortlisted for the Blue Peter Award for ‘the book I couldn’t put down’.
'Be strong, my Abela'. These are the last words of Abela's mother in their HIV/Aids stricken African village where it seems that to live or to die, to be sick or to be healthy, is just a matter of chance. It takes all Abela's strength to survive her Uncle Thomas' scheming to get to Europe, but what will be her fate as an illegal immigrant?
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'Be strong, my Abela'. These are the last words of Abela's mother in their HIV/Aids stricken African village where it seems that to live or to die, to be sick or to be healthy, is just a matter of chance.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Abela and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
Abela features in the following genres: Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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Abela was written by Berlie Doherty and published by Andersen Press Ltd
Abela has 236 pages