Riley Mae and the Sole Fire Safari
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2014

Riley Mae and the Sole Fire Safari

By Jill Osborne

Book #3 in the The Good News Shoes series

A young shoe model hides in Kenya, facing cultural challenges and unexpected dangers.

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256 pages
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Riley Mae, a pre-teen shoe model, escapes to Kenya with her friends, seeking refuge from mysterious threats. Amidst the high-altitude training grounds and cultural shifts, she finds strength and purpose. As she bonds with local children and women, Riley's faith grows, but a misstep leads her into a perilous encounter with her pursuers. Can she navigate this new world and uncover the truth before it's too late?

From the publisher

If you’re gonna run for your life, you gotta wear the right shoes.Pre-teen shoe model Riley Mae laces up her flaming orange Sole Fire running shoes for another ad campaign–this time in Kenya, Africa! Kenya is the perfect place for runners to train, with its high elevation and encouragement from Olympic athletes. It’s also a great hiding place for Riley and her Swiftriver friends from so-called enemies back in the United States … but for how long? Adjusting to a new culture is difficult. Every chore is tiring, school is miles away, and there’s always the threat of a lurking lion that can ruin everything. But after spending time with the children and Christian women in her friend Sunday’s remote village, Riley finds herself growing stronger and praying for God to use her to spread the good news. Her prayers are answered in exciting and startling ways when she meets an orphaned girl seeking answers at a children’s home, but also when an error in judgment causes her to stumble into a surprise meeting with the enemy.

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Format
Paperback
Pages
256
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
~631L
Themes & topics
Books about AfricaBooks about cultureBooks about shoesBooks about summerBooks about travel
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.09
F&P level
~O
AR points
7
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
174615
Publication
Published
August 26, 2014
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780310742838

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