PRA Grades 7-12
A tidal wave wipes out the population of a small island—except for Mau, who was paddling his dugout canoe home from another island. His family, his entire community and his simple happy life are gone. Mau struggles with his beliefs about his gods and how they, if they exist, could allow this devastation to happen. Before long, he finds that he is not alone; Daphne, a young royal and pampered English girl is shipwrecked on the island. Because it is a matter of survival, Mau and Daphne learn to communicate and to survive. They and their island become a haven for more “refugees” of the storm.
In this delightful and insightful novel, the author uses slapstick humour, action, plenty of villains, ghosts and gun battles to develop serious subjects and questions and to draw readers into the story.
Check out the seven other titles our library has by this author.
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