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The Possibility of Lions
by Marta Maretich
Bounced back to a small Californian town by an African civil war, the McCall family are unlikely refugees. A chance meeting with another African reject, a glamorous white hunter who brings his own lion, makes them dream dangerously of recreating the magic of their lost African home on American soil.
Reading Level 4.7
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The McCall family should be thrilled to be back in California after what happened to them in Africa. Forced to flee their home in Nigeria by the violence of the Biafran Civil War, they turn up in a small town in the San Joaquin Valley, and everyone assumes they must be delighted to be back in their own country. But while life in the States may be safe, it’s also foreign to this unlikely family of refugees. They dream of the day they’ll return to their real home in Africa–a prospect that seems more remote as they watch the brutal progress of “their” war on television.
Fortunately, relief comes in the suave form of Anatole Hachette and Roland, his lion. Like the McCalls, Anatole has been thrown out of Africa. Unlike them, he has solved the problem of losing his native land. His plan is to recreate a piece of it in California by establishing a wild animal park, Safariland, on the dry plains outside of town. But will the cautious locals embrace the possibility of lions? And can two such different worlds really be brought together in one place?
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Reading Level: 4.7
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ISBN: 9781936846023
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About the Author
Marta Maretich is the author of three novels: The Merchants of Light (2015), The Possibility of Lions (2011), and The Bear Suit (2017). Her short fiction, nonfiction, and poetry have appeared in many publications and been anthologized in collections including Inspired Journeys: Travel Writers in Search of the Muse (2016). Born in Nigeria and raised in California, Marta lives in London, UK.
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