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The Tsunami Quilt
Grandfather's Story
By Fredericks, Anthony D. & Yee, Tammy
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-58536-313-1
- Publisher
- Sleeping Bear Press
REVIEWS
Library Journal
Reviewed on June 18, 2007
Based on the true story of a tsunami that struck Hawaii's Big Island in 1946, this addition to the Tales of Young Americans line opens years later, as narrator Kimo notes that when he was little, he and his grandfather "were the best of friends." Each spring, they drove to a peninsula where Grandfather draped a lei on a monument and they watched the surf roll in. The man promised to share the story of "this sacred place" when Kimo is older, addi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
In <i>Rudy</i> the young title character rides the rails during the Great Depression, and <i>Quilt</i> is about the 1946 Hawaiian tsunami. The plots are bland; <i>Quilt</i> ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
