| After the Ashes Contributor(s): Joiner, Sara K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823434419 ISBN-13: 9780823434411 Publisher: Holiday House OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2015 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - General - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2014044158 |
| Lexile Measure: 590 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.77" W x 8.41" (1 lbs) 288 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 176874 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1883, on the island of Java in the Dutch East Indies, thirteen-year-old Katrien Courtland is determined to prove Darwin's theory of natural selection. Unfortunately, nothing causes her Aunt Greet more angst than Katrien crawling around the muddy jungle collecting bugs in the name of science -- and in the company of a native boy, no less If only Katrien would take an interest in running a household and making friends with other girls. But Katrien has no interest in changing, especially if it means socializing with the likes of mean Brigitta Burkhart. Then, one stifling afternoon, Katrien's world turns upside-down when the nearby volcano Krakatau erupts with a terrifying blast. For days, a deathly ash rains down on the Javan coast. Amidst the chaos, Katrien knows her only hope of survival is to flee the jungle with the one person she vowed she'd never befriend. |