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Journey to the River Sea (HB)

Journey to the River Sea (HB)

by EvaIbbotson (Author)

  • Used

    Hardcover 2001

    $4.23

  • Used

    Hardcover 2003

    $3.47
Synopsis

Maia, orphaned at 13 in England, is very unhappy to be staying with distant relatives hundreds of miles up the Amazon. She becomes friends with a mysterious English boy who lives with the local Indians. But when they are forced to flee upriver, they are pursued by some very eccentric characters.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 304
 Edition: Main Market
 Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Published: 04 May 2001
ISBN 10: 0333947401
ISBN 13: 9780333947401
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
 Book Overview: This title won the Gold Award for the nine to 11 catagory in the 2001 Smarties Book Prize.
 Prizes: Winner of Smarties Book Prize Gold Award 2001. Shortlisted for Blue Peter Book Award (Book I Couldn't Put Down Prize) 2002 and LA Carnegie Medal 2002 and Blue Peter Children's Book Awards: The Book I Couldn't Put Down 2002 and Carnegie Medal 2002 and Whitbread Book Awards: Children's Book Category 2001 and Whitbread Children's Book of the Year 2001.

Media Reviews
The plot is rich in drama, suspense, hints of romance, and a sense of justice. Adventure lovers will devour this one and wish that it would continue.
Surely the most perfect children's book of the year is Eva Ibbotson's captivatingly told, funny and moving Journey to the River Sea.
Author Bio
Eva lbbotson writes for both adults and children. Her books for children, with their fantastic creatures, outrageous characters, dark humour and brilliant storytelling, have much in common with Roald Dahl's. Which Witch? (0 330 26586 5) was runner-up for the Carnegie Medal and The Secret Of Platform 13 (0 330 33748 3) was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize. She lives in Newcastle.