escapinggiantwave

Escaping the Giant Wave, by Peg Kehret ISBN: 0-689-85272-X c2003 151 pages R.L.- Points-

Good sections to read aloud: pp. 11-14 when the family learns that they are going on a trip to the coast of Oregon.

Summary: Kyle’s parents win a trip to the Oregon coast because of their accomplishments in the real estate business. Kyle and his sister, Bee Bee, get to go along as well. Both Kyle and Bee Bee are excited until they arrive at the “resort.” First off, the hotel they are supposed to be staying in isn’t ready, so they shuttle them across the street to an older run-down hotel. Just when they don’t think it could get worse, it does.....one of Kyle’s enemies from school is here with his parents. And then, the unthinkable happens.................

YA fiction--survival/adventure; tsunamis; earthquakes; natural disasters; brothers and sisters; bullies; Pacific coast

©Jennifer Lang - WDMS - 2003