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Journey to the River Sea

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By Eva Ibbotson
Publisher Penguin Group (USA) LLC - (Dutton)
Journey to the River Sea
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With the memorable characters and plot twists she brings to her bestselling fantasies, Eva Ibbotson has written a hairraising novel, set in turnofthelastcentury Brazil. Maia, an orphan, is sent from England to live with unfamiliar cousins on a rubber plantation in South America. The brave, curious girl and her fierce but kind governess arrive in their new home, each with secret hopes of adventure. These are immediately quashed by the Carters, who hate their adopted land and its inhabitants. They are obsessed with recreating England in the forest, right down to the watery puddings. It is only through friendship with a mysterious Indian boy (who just might be the heir to a large fortune) and a runaway child actor (who specializes in Little Lord Fauntleroy) that Maia and Miss Minton, her governess, find the excitement they longed for an unexpected expedition into the heart of the Amazon, in search of a lost tribe and the legendary giant sloth.

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75241 words75,241 words
304 pages304 pages
Lexile 860LLexile 860L
Grade 3 to 7Grade 3 to 7
Age 8-12Age 8-12
Published 2001Published 2001

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9780525467397

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