Description Mosquitoes don't bite Nala Simiyu.
It's part of who she is, like being a half-Kenyan seventh-grader whose mother is in a wheelchair.
But when a schoolmate's father--who happens to head up a large drug company--learns of Nala's special power, the excitement begins.
Nala has the chance to travel to Kenya to investigate mosquitoes' reactions to her father's family.
All goes well until a man heartbroken by his daughter's death from malaria kidnaps Nala.
In the midst of a realistic adventure story, this book will introduce young readers to such dilemmas as health disparities, subtle racism, and who owns biological information.
Brave, fallible, compassionate and spirited, Nala is a strongly relatable character in a loving, imperfect family.
About the Author Pendred Noyce is a doctor and author of 12 books for young people.
She has worked to improve science education and after school science opportunities for young people nationwide.
