Free Story "Tulia!" from Girls to the Rescue

Joan Harries

Mar 2012 · Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

“Tulia!” is one of the ten stories from Girls to the Rescue, Book #5. If you enjoy this exciting story, more adventures await you in Girls to the Rescue Books #1 through #7.

Tulia means “calm down” in Swahili. Aisha’s mom often used the Swahili word “tulia” to help calm her children down. Now Aisha has her own reason to use the word "tulia." While visiting her sister who is babysitting, Aisha smells smoke. In this scary moment, a very brave girl, armed with her mother’s voice, finds courage…

If you like this free sample story, look for the books in the Girls to the Rescue series. In most fairy tales, a helpless young lady waits around for a prince to rescue her. But the spunky girls in the entertaining Girls to the Rescue series are much too busy saving the day to wait for Prince Charming. “Tulia!” is one of the ten stories from Girls to the Rescue Book #5.

The Girls to the Rescue series is well-loved by many:
"Girls to the Rescue will please and inspire girls." --Women's Circle
"Girls to the Rescue turns a new page and Prince Charming is history." --Sally Han, New York Daily News
"Inspiring" --Mary Hance, Nashville Banner
"Must reading." --Lee Littlewood, Copley News Service
"Provides positive female role models." --Nicole Bondi, The Detroit News

Ratings and reviews

I really liked how Aisha used her wits to rescue Jake from the burning building instead of panicking. She really lived up to the word "Tulia" (calm down) while finding him and getting him out of the burning building as quick as she possibly could without making him panic. Aisha must have been a good babysitter for Jake. He trusted her right away and followed her without question- those are all signs of a good babysitter and leader! I can't wait to read more stories about girls being the heroines in the story. This book is very well written in deed!

It was alot better than junie b. Jones it's was Sad because the girl was blind and she saved a boy and I'm so touched that the boy trusted her 😥😥😥 don't know why I'm crying but just read it and you will know why

It's says you don't have to pay for the book ,but when I try to add it to my list to read I have to enter a code or a number on the back of the card . please reply... I would give it 5 stars but... You need to fix that problem!! I tried many many times.

About the author

Bruce Lansky, the creator of this series and is also the creator and editor of the Newfangled Fairy Tales series and the Can You Solve the Mysteries series. He is also a best-selling children's poet. His poetry anthologies include No More Homework! No More Tests! and Kids Pick the Funniest Poems.