"In this middle-grade novel, Miriam discovers a young girl hiding in the barn while she's spending Passover at her grandparents' farm."--

Ten-year-old Beverly is an ordinary girl with an extraordinary best friend. Her name is Kabungo, and she lives in a cave on Main Street. No one knows where she comes from, but life is never dull when Kabungo is around. Beverly tries to teach her friend about the ways of the modern world - the importance of teeth brushing, understanding strange holidays like Halloween, learning how to read. But Kabungo doesn't take well to being civilized, and she...

"Because she has been very ill and weak, River cannot join in the dancing at this year's tribal powwow, she can only watch from the sidelines as her sisters and cousins dance the celebration--but as the drum beats she finds the faith to believe that she will recover and dance again"--Title verso page.