Rachel, the heroine introduced in "The Mysterious Animal Soup and Rachel's Gifts" returns in this story of suspense, friendship and discovery. Rachel's friend Samira is struggling in a Bedouin world that is hard and strict, and Rachel and her family become an important part of her life.Rony Kessler returns to his birth country of Israel for this chapter of Rachel's story, which makes "The Mystery of the Bedouin Girl and Rachel's Gifts" a compelling story of the lives of two teenagers and their families.Rony is an Israeli Born American, whose character Rachel was born in his mind more than twenty years ago. Rony is determined to offer both a page-turner and an introduction to a subject not many young people know about or have opportunities to be introduced to. He hopes that the book will motivate readers to become more aware and more informed about the Bedouin culture and its people.