A Thirst for Home: A Story of Water Across the World

Alemitu lives with her mother in a poor village in Ethiopia, where she must walk miles for water and hunger roars in her belly. Even though life is difficult, she dreams of someday knowing more about the world. When her mother has no choice but to leave her at an orphanage to give her a chance at a better life, an American family adopts Alemitu. She becomes Eva in her new home in America, and although her life there is better in so many ways, she'll never forget her homeland and the mother who gave up so much for her. Told through the lens that water connects all people everywhere, this eye-opening, emotional story will get readers thinking about the world beyond their own.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Walker & Company
Published: 05/20/2014
ISBN: 9780802723079
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 11.26h x 8.94w x 0.43d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/17/2014
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2014
Booklist 05/15/2014 pg. 57
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2014 pg. 32
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 170649 / Thirst for Home: A Story of Water Across the World
Reading Level: 3.6 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5