When Rachel’s missionary parents die in Africa, greedy neighbors take her in and force her to impersonate their own daughter, who also died. They send her to England to the wealthy grandfather, hoping he will leave his money to them. Rachel is afraid to tell the truth because the grandfather would have every right to throw her out and she has no friends or relatives in England. She feels even worse about the deception as she and the grandfather become close, given their shared interest in birds. What will Rachel do to make the grandfather happy yet somehow return to her beloved Africa?
Author: Gloria Whelan
Ages: 9 – 12
Main character(s): Girl
Part of a series: no
Where: Africa & England
When: 1930
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