Duffy Kerrigan has three adopted siblings. Seth from Nigeria, Juan from Mexico, and Pearl from Hong Kong. One of their first trips with their father is to Africa. There Duffy immediately becomes critical of the different way Africans do things. As she learns more about the culture, she discovers that different does not necessarily mean wrong and that much can be learned from other cultures.
Gilbert Morris is among today's most popular Christian writers; his books having sold nearly six million copies worldwide. He specializes in historical fiction and won a 2001 Christy Award for the Civil War drama Edge of Honor. Once a pastor and English professor who earned a Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas, Morris lives with his wife in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
