The true-life cross-cultural adoption story of Diana Miner. Author Chalise Miner details her adopted daughter"s last few years in her primitive homeland to her arrival in the United States in late 1990. The story is told through the eyes of a child who didn"t really understand why her life was suddenly turned upside down. The tale of a little girl beating the odds was composed to capture the attention and imagination of children everywhere--especially those who were adopted at an older age from a foreign country by American parents.