Loosely based on real-life events this suspenseful story is also funny and touching. Lucy’s mother is the U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia so Lucy’s life must be one big adventure right? Wrong. Lucy’s worrywart mother keeps her locked up inside the ambassador’s residence. All Lucy can do is read about the exciting world that lies beyond the compound walls and imagine what it would be like to be a part of it. That is until one day Lucy decides she has had enough and she and a friend sneak off for some fun. But to their horror Lucy gets kidnapped! With only herself to rely upon, Lucy must use her knowledge of African animals, inventiveness, will, and courage to escape and in the process embarks on an adventure beyond her wildest imagination.
- ISBN: 9780811866538
- Author: Yohalem, Eve
- Published: 2009, Chronicle Books
- Themes: Adventures, Animals, Courage, Survive
- Descriptors: Africa, Ethiopia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction
- No. of pages: 224