Escaping the Giant Wave Paperback - 2004
by Kehret, Peg
- Used
Thirteen-year-old Kyle thought spending a vacation on the Oregon coast with his family would be great. But a tsunami strikes while he is babysitting his little sister, BeeBee. Now they must outwit nature's fury to save themselves.
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Details
- Title Escaping the Giant Wave
- Author Kehret, Peg
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 160
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Aladdin, New York, New York, U.S.A
- Date 2004-09-01
- Bookseller's Inventory # WAL-D-0h-002017
- ISBN 9780689852732 / 0689852738
- Weight 0.26 lbs (0.12 kg)
- Dimensions 7.82 x 5.26 x 0.45 in (19.86 x 13.36 x 1.14 cm)
- Ages 08 to 12 years
- Grade levels 3 - 7
- Reading level 750
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Themes
- Geographic Orientation: Oregon
- Library of Congress subjects Brothers and sisters, Natural disasters
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002152822
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Summary
Thirteen-year old Kyle thought spending a vacation on the Oregon coast with his family would be great. He'd never flown before, and he'd never seen the Pacific Ocean.
Kyle's perfect vacation becomes a nightmare while he's babysitting his sister, BeeBee. An earthquake hits the coast and starts afire in their hotel. While fighting their way through smoke and flame, Kyle remembers seeing a sign at the beach that said after an earthquake everyone should go uphill and inland, as far from the ocean as possible. Tsunamis, giant waves that often follow earthquakes, can ride in from the sea and engulf anyone who doesn't escape fast enough.
Can Kyle and BeeBee outwit and outrun nature's fury to save themselves from tsunami terror?
