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"Think of it as an adventure," twelve-year-old Annie Ferris's father tells her when he announces that the family will be spending the next two months in Nepal on a medical mission. But what sort of adventure is it if you have to leave behind your friends, sleep in a tent with your bratty little sister, and actually be expected to eat something called yak cheese? Not an adv... More

"Think of it as an adventure," twelve-year-old Annie Ferris's father tells her when he announces that the family will be spending the next two months in Nepal on a medical mission. But what sort of adventure is it if you have to leave behind your friends, sleep in a tent with your bratty little sister, and actually be expected to eat something called yak cheese? Not an adventure Annie wants any part of.

Then Annie meets Nirmala, a local girl, and begins to get to know the real Nepal. Before long, Annie, her little sister, Chelsea, and Nirmala embark on a journey, and the girls find themselves lost in a real-life obstacle course-with a snarling dog, a creaking rope bridge, and a darkening night sky. Will Annie be ready to handle the adventure she finds after all?

In this warm and comic tour of self discovery, Jennifer J. Stewart gets to the heart of what it truly means to be a family.

ARIZONA GRAND CANYON READER AWARD NOMINEE

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SUGGESTED READING WITH ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY FILM "GIRL RISING"

ENDORSED BY KANSAS NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

ENDORSED BY MISSOURI STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

Full of local color and snippets of cultural information, the comedy-adventure will surely please its intended audience. ...just enough danger to keep the pages turning and an authentically voiced narrator. KIRKUS

Young readers should have fun reading about Annie and her adventures in this entertaining and thematically significant book. CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

This lighthearted book will lead readers into a totally different kind of life from their own. SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

It's unusual for a novel this breezy and easy-reading to tackle such challenging themes, but this one manages to bring genuine good humor to this story of an eye-opening journey. THE BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Stewart's light, often humorous style never lectures; she's also perceptively sensitive when laughter is not appropriate. Mixed in with the goofy, giddy fun are reminders of life's not-so-happy realities - a father's too-early death, incurable diseases, gender inequity, and uncertain futures - presented with just enough detail to encourage younger readers to think beyond their comfort zone ... SMITHSONIAN ASIAN PACIFIC CENTER BOOKDRAGON BLOG

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