The girl who saw lions

From the Carnegie Medal-winning author Berlie Doherty, The Girl Who Saw Lions is a powerful and moving story, inspired by the author's visit to Africa. Abela is just 9 years old and she has already lost her father, mother and baby sister to the AIDS epidemic that is sweeping through her village in Tanzania. With her uncle scheming to get back to England she soon finds herself living in a strange country with a virtual stranger and her life will never be the same again. At 13 Rosa is the only child of a single mother living in Sheffield. When her mother announces that she wants to adopt a child from Africa she is horrified - why would her mother want another daughter? Isn't she good enough? Can Rosa come to terms with the idea of someone else joining her family and will Abela be able to get away from her Uncle and his plans for her?