by Eva Ibbotson · Macmillan Children's Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780330397155
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«Journey to the River Sea» is Eva Ibbotson's children's adventure novel, published by Macmillan Children's Books in paperback (304 pages, in English).
In 1910, Maia, a thirteen-year-old English orphan, travels to Manaus to live with distant relatives who run a rubber plantation by the Amazon. She is accompanied by an eccentric governess with mysterious reasons for the journey. Between the jungle and new friends, Maia will find adventure and a place to belong.
Winner of the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize in the 9–11 category and finalist for the Carnegie Medal.
For readers aged 9 to 11 interested in adventures, travel and nature.
Eva Maria Charlotte Michelle Ibbotson was an Austrian-born British novelist, known for her children's literature. Some of her novels for adults have been reissued for the young adult market. The historical novel Journey to the River Sea won her the Smarties Prize in category 9–11 years, garnered an unusual commendation as runner-up for the Guardian Prize, and made the Carnegie, Whitbread, and Blue Peter shortlists. She was a finalist for the 2010 Guardian Prize at the time of her death. Her last book, The Abominables, was among four finalists for the same award in 2012.
