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.