A powerful novel-in-verse about how one teen boy survives the March 2011 tsunami that devastates his coastal Japanese village. Â â€œSuccessfully captures the raw emotions of

Up From the Sea

A powerful novel-in-verse about how one teen boy survives the March 2011 tsunami that devastates his coastal Japanese village.
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â€œSuccessfully captures the raw emotions of loss, grief, and what it means to move forward.â€ â€”BuzzFeed
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On the day the tsunami strikes, Kai loses nearly everyone and everything he cares about. But a trip to New York to meet kids whose lives were changed by 9/11 gives him new hope and the chance to look for his estranged American father. Visiting Ground Zero on its tenth anniversary, Kai learns that the only way to make something good come out of disaster is to return and rebuild.
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Heartrending yet hopeful,Â Up from the SeaÂ is a story about loss, survival, and starting anew.Â
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Fans of Jewell Parker Rhodesâ€™s Ninth Ward and Karen Hesseâ€™s Out of the Dust will embrace this moving story. An authorâ€™s note includes numerous sources detailing actual events portrayed in the story.

A BOOKRIOT 100 MUST-READ YA BOOKS WRITTEN IN VERSE
A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK FOR TEENS, 2016

â€œUp From the Sea touched me deeply with its beautiful message of hope and the resilience of humanity. Bravo.â€ â€”Ellen Oh, author of the Prophecy series
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â€œIt is a moving story of the rebirth of hope in a teen who has lost almost everything. . . . Kai will resonate with teens on a simple human level, just as 3/11 resonates with 9/11.â€ â€”VOYA
Country USA
Brand Ember
Manufacturer Ember
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780553534771
Color Sky/Pale blue
ReleaseDate 2017-01-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780553534771

Country	USA
Brand	Ember
Manufacturer	Ember
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780553534771
Color	Sky/Pale blue
ReleaseDate	2017-01-17
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780553534771

Up From the Sea

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