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Back cover: Gondar 1846 I kept my gaze on the ground when the chiefs walked by me, but I do not think I imagined it that many of them studied me as they passed-as carefully as any village father looking for a bride for his son. I wanted to shrink away from their gazes that were like lizard's tongues...
When twelve-year-old Saba and her older brother are kidnapped and taken from their rural home to the royal palace at Gondar, Saba finally learns about her long-lost parents-and her own royal past. With Ethiopia's rulers in the midst of a fierce struggle for control of the throne, what can the King of King's-Emperor Yohannes III-possibly want with her?
She was never told anything about her past and lived in a remote village. She and her brother are kidnapped and the tale unravels. This book was wonderful-I enjoyed it. Then again I like children's books!
When twelve-year-old Saba and her older brother are kidnapped and taken from their rural home to the royal palace at Gondar, Saba finally learns about her long-lost parents-and her own royal past. With Ethiopia's rulers in the midst of a fierce struggle for control of the throne, what can the King of King's-Emperor Yohannes III-possibly want with her?
She was never told anything about her past and lived in a remote village. She and her brother are kidnapped and the tale unravels. This book was wonderful-I enjoyed it. Then again I like children's books!
Kierstin G. (pinkpopcornrox) reviewed Saba: Under the Hyena's Foot (Girls of Many Lands) on + 23 more book reviews
Like the other books in the series this was and amazing book. You get so connected with the girls and feel there pain and other emotions. i reckomend this for all ages and an inspiring book for girls
Twelve-year-old Saba is a regular girl living in the country of Ethiopia in 1846. Like any regular girl she has a brother, Mesfin, and a strict grandmother whom she adores greatly. Everything is well for her until she and her brother disobey and venture out of their home, where they are kidnapped and brought to the royal palace. It is there that Saba finally learns of her true identity. At first, Saba, keenly unaware of the dangers of the court, can only delight in her new found surroundings. Unfortunately, innocence can not last forever, and she learns of a deadly threat to her and her brother...one that threatens their very lives and freedom. Yet, Saba is determined to use her wits to save her and her brother from the treacherous inner working of the court.
I was very much fascinated with this book for it was one of the very few books that talks about the Ethiopia royal family in any great detail. Saba is a strong first-person narrator and you will enjoy her way of expressing herself. A definite must-read.
I was very much fascinated with this book for it was one of the very few books that talks about the Ethiopia royal family in any great detail. Saba is a strong first-person narrator and you will enjoy her way of expressing herself. A definite must-read.
