In Too Deep

"It’s Father," my brother said. "He’s in trouble. We’ve got to get him." Prince and Emmanuel are stunned to hear that their mother is looking for them . . . or at least someone who says she’s their mother. Can it really be her, after four long years of separation? Already scared and suspicious, the boys endure another shock: they learn that their father is trapped in Tanzania, blackmailed by gangsters to pay off an impossible debt. A big decision is at hand; somehow they must find the money to get to Africa, bring their father home, and reunite their family. Even if it means going back to stealing . . .