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Contributor(s): Pratchett, Terry
ISBN: 0007623975     ISBN-13: 9780061433023
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Published: October 2008
* Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: 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.

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Library of Congress Subjects:
01
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - General
- Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories
- Young Adult Fiction | Science & Nature - General (see Also Headings Under Animals)
Dewey: Survival; Fiction.
LCCN: Tsunamis; Fiction.
Series: 25
 
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Contributor Bio(s): Pratchett, Terry: -

Sir Terry Pratchett, OBE, was the author of more than 70 books, including the internationally bestselling Discworld series of novels. His books have been adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. In January 2009, Pratchett was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his services to literature. Sir Terry, who lived in England, died in March 2015 at the age of 66.