Overboard

By Fama, Elizabeth

Publishers Summary:
Escaping from a sinking ferry in the waters off Sumatra, fourteen-year-old Emily fights for survival for herself and a young Indonesian boy, who draws courage from his quiet but firm Islamic faith.

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ISBN
978-0-81262-652-0
Publisher
Chicago : Cricket Books, 2002.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on July 1, 2002

Gr 5-8 With blond hair, green eyes, and pale skin, Emily, 14, feels like an outsider on the island of Sumatra. Her parents have traveled to Indonesia as medical personnel with a deep desire to help, but she desperately wants to return to Boston. She rejoices when she hears from her exploring uncle who is on a nearby island and, without gaining her parents' permission, she boards the ferry to visit him. A happy reunion is not to b...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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