When rebels try to take over the government in Ethiopia, where Charlie lives with his missionary parents, his family plans to evacuate the country. While his mother and baby sister leave for Kenya with another missionary family, Charlie and his father are separated when rebels arrest his father for having a short-wave radio. Completely dependent on the family of his best friend,
Wandaro, and Ethiopian Christians to help him and his father escape, Charlie prays, clinging to the promise, “He shall call upon me, and I will answer him.” This easy chapter book is listed as being for ages 6-8 years old, but the story may be frightening for some younger children.
Reading level: age 6-8 years