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  • Journey to the River Sea

  • Written by: Eva Ibbotson
  • Narrated by: Penelope Rawlins
  • Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (5 ratings)

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Journey to the River Sea

Written by: Eva Ibbotson
Narrated by: Penelope Rawlins
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Publisher's Summary

It is 1910 and Maia, tragically orphaned at 13, has been sent from England to start a new life with distant relatives in Manaus, hundreds of miles up the Amazon. She is accompanied by an eccentric and mysterious governess who has secret reasons of her own for making the journey. Both soon discover an exotic world bursting with new experiences in this highly colourful, joyous, and award-winning adventure.
©2001 Eva Ibbotson (P)2014 W F Howes Ltd
Historical Geography & Cultures Historical Fiction
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What the critics say

"An intricate, cleverly paced plot, with plenty of clues for children along the way, makes this a real page-turner"
"Adventure lovers will devour this one and wish that it would continue." ( School Library Journal)
"Journey to the River Sea won the Nestle Children’s Book Prize Gold Award, and was shortlisted for the Carnegie medal."

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Great story

Eva has turned out another great family book. Flawed characters who care and try their best to take care of each other. Maia is a loveable girl who tries her best to love everyone, even the unki nd. With this in mind strangers are quickly her friends and adventures happen with a boy actor, a runaway and of course the amazon river.

A book the whole family will like.

The plot was good and narrator and characters were also good. Could tell the characters apart.
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