by Eva Ibbotson · Macmillan Children's Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781447246299
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«Journey to the River Sea» is Eva Ibbotson's children's novel published by Macmillan Children's Books in paperback (304 pages, in English).
In 1910, Maia, orphaned at thirteen, leaves England to stay with distant relatives in Manaus, deep in the Amazon rainforest. She is accompanied by an eccentric governess with secret reasons for making the journey. Together they discover an exotic world full of new experiences in an intense and colorful adventure.
The work was originally published in 2001 and won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize in the 9 to 11 years category.
Recommended for young and middle grade readers who enjoy historical adventure and exotic settings.
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.
