LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
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’.
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Abela Synopsis
"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's scheming to get to Europe, but what will be her fate as an illegal immigrant?
"I don't want a sister or brother," thinks Rosa in England, when her mother tells her that she wants to adopt a child. Could these two girls ever become sisters? Is there room in Rosa's family for an African orphan haunted by lions? Is there room in their hearts?
Abela is a powerful and moving story based on true life from Carnegie award winning author Berlie Doherty writing at her very best.
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9781842706893 |
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5th July 2007 |
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Berlie Doherty |
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Andersen Press an imprint of Andersen Press Ltd |
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Hardback |
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236 pages |
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Press Reviews
Berlie Doherty Press Reviews
An involving, moving and, above all, relevant novel that ought to be in every school library in the land and put into the hands of as many children as possible Guardian
Excellent . . . what could be an unbearably sad tale is made compulsively readable by a writer of grace and skill -- Nicholas Tucker Independent
A very moving book and highly recommended Birmingham Post
The strength of the story is the author's empathy with all her characters, and her skill in engaging the reader with their feelings Books for Keeps
Well-written, with very real characters, this latest Doherty title is a heart-breaking yet ultimately hopeful examination of HIV/Aids, child trafficking and adoption The Bookseller
Touching and well-told story Publishing News
Beautifully written . . . Highly recommended for class reading School Librarian
An enticing narrative told in two parallel stories that converge in a satisfying ending School Library Journal
A fascinating read for young people with a social conscience Northern Echo
Doherty's story of a Tanzanian girl in search of a new family in Britain remains extremely topical -- Fiona Noble The Bookseller
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About Berlie Doherty
Berlie Doherty is the author of the best-selling novel, Street Child, and over 60 more books for children, teenagers and adults, and has written many plays for radio, theatre and television. She has been translated into over twenty languages and has won many awards, including the Carnegie Medal for both Granny Was a Buffer Girl and Dear Nobody, and the Writers’ Guild Award for both Daughter of the Sea and the theatre version of Dear Nobody.
She has three children and seven grandchildren, and lives in the Derbyshire Peak District.
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