A heart-warming story of two African orphans finding their way home, written for middle schoolers. Muchoki and Jata are living in a refugee camp with their malaria-stricken mother, following their narrow escape and their father's death, when their village was attacked by another Kenyan tribe. When the mother dies and the two are threatened with separation, they flee on foot helped by a guard befriended by Muchoki. In fact, Muchoki's kindness and generosity saves them again and again on their perilous journey, and he keeps his sister calm by his vision of a string showing him the way to their mother's family. Positive themes are emphasized throughout. ( )