Green Mountain Book Award
2012 · Grades 9-12 · Nominee
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The sea has taken everything.
Mau is the only one left after a giant wave sweeps his island village away. But when much is taken, something is returned, and somewhere in the jungle Daphne--a girl from the other side of the globe--is the sole survivor of a ship destroyed by the same wave.
Together the two confront the aftermath of catastrophe. Drawn by the smoke of Mau and Daphne's sheltering fire, other refugees slowly arrive: children without parents, mothers without babies, husbands without wives--all of them hungry and all of them frightened. As Mau and Daphne struggle to keep the small band safe and fed, they defy ancestral spirits, challenge death himself, and uncover a long-hidden secret that literally turns the world upside down. . . .
Internationally revered storyteller Terry Pratchett presents a breathtaking adventure of survival and discovery, and of the courage required to forge new beliefs.
Mau is the only one left after a giant wave sweeps his island village away. But when much is taken, something is returned, and somewhere in the jungle Daphne--a girl from the other side of the globe--is the sole survivor of a ship destroyed by the same wave.
Together the two confront the aftermath of catastrophe. Drawn by the smoke of Mau and Daphne's sheltering fire, other refugees slowly arrive: children without parents, mothers without babies, husbands without wives--all of them hungry and all of them frightened. As Mau and Daphne struggle to keep the small band safe and fed, they defy ancestral spirits, challenge death himself, and uncover a long-hidden secret that literally turns the world upside down. . . .
Internationally revered storyteller Terry Pratchett presents a breathtaking adventure of survival and discovery, and of the courage required to forge new beliefs.
Awards
Grand Canyon Reader Award
2011 · Teen · Recommended
Carnegie Medal
2010 · Children's · Nominee
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2009 · Audiobook · Recommended
Delaware Diamonds Award
2009 · Middle School · Nominee
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
2009 · Children's Fiction · Finalist
Audies
2009 · Children Ages 8-12 · Finalist
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
2009 · Fiction & Poetry · Winner
Michael L. Printz Award
2009 · Young Adult · Honor Book
L.A. Times Book Prize
2008 · Young Adult Literature · Winner
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