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YA F Fama Elizabeth |
BT |
In at BT (Boone's Trail) |
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YA F Fama Elizabeth |
CP |
Out: Due May 6 2013 |
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| 3 |
J F Fama Elizabeth |
CP |
In at CP (Corporate Parkway) |
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| 4 |
J F Fama Elizabeth |
KL |
In at KL (Kathryn Linnemann) |
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| 5 |
J F Fama Elizabeth |
MK |
In at MK (Middendorf-Kredell) |
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| 6 |
YA F Fama Elizabeth |
MK |
In at MK (Middendorf-Kredell) |
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| 7 |
J F Fama Elizabeth |
MY |
In at MY (McClay) |
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| 8 |
J F Fama Elizabeth |
SP |
In at SP (Spencer Road) |
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| 9 |
YA F Fama Elizabeth |
SP |
Out: Due Jun 4 2013 |
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| Gr. 4-8. When the overcrowded ferry sinks off the coast of Sumatra, Emily, 14, must stay afloat and try to swim for shore. For more than 17 hours, she applies what she learned in her lifesaving class in the U.S., treading water, creating a makeshift float, and fighting the effects of dehydration, hunger, exposure, and exhaustion. In the background is her compelling family story. She was on the ferry because she was "sort of" running away from her do-gooder physician parents, who had dragged her from Boston to Indonesia. Most moving in her terrible ordeal is the bond she develops with a desperate nine-year-old Muslim boy, Isman, who will drown if she doesn't help him. His need enables her to go on. Like Gary Paulsen's Hatchet (1987) and other wilderness and endurance stories, the excitement here is in the physical facts of what it takes to survive. In plain style, first-novelist Fama conveys the elemental struggle and shows how Emily finds strength she didn't know she had. ((Reviewed July 2002)) Copyright 2002 Booklist Reviews | | | |
| Frustrated with her doctor-parentsÆ work in Indonesia, fourteen-year-old Emily runs away, only to be thrust into a survival nightmare when the ferry sheÆs riding capsizes at sea. For nearly a full night and day, she and a Muslim boy stick together and swim toward an island. The musings on mortality and the cross-cultural scenario seem unnecessary, but the survival elements are gripping. Copyright 2002 Horn Book Guide Reviews | | | |
| Frustrated by constant mosquito attacks, stifling humidity, a lack of privacy and friends, and inattention from her overworked parents who serve as World Physicians for Children, 14-year-old Emily Slake considers leaving the town of Banda Aceh in the north of Sumatra to meet up with her vacationing uncle on a nearby island. When her carelessness possibly contributes to a young girl's death, Emily's guilt drives her to board the overcrowded ferry for Weh. The sinking of the ferry interrupts her encounter with European vacationers (who embody Western ignorance of and insensitivity to other cultures). A nightmarish battle to fight fatigue, hunger, loneliness, and fear ensues. Although some scenes seem implausible, particularly Emily's ability to carry on complete conversations and sing in her weakened state, first-time author Fama skillfully conveys the impact of survival in human nature. From a hopeless woman who gives her up her wrestle with life, desperate passengers who will injure or kill other humans for a space on a raft, and fear at the sight of sharks to Emily's compassionate rescue of a young boy, Isman, her dedication to ensure his survival, and Isman's devotion to his religion, readers will contemplate the fate of the characters and how they would fare under the same conditions. Inspired by an actual ferry accident caused by lax safety standards, this is a powerful exploration on the will to live. (author's note, map) (Fiction. 12-15) Copyright Kirkus 2002 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved | | | |
| In this first novel based on a 1996 ferry accident off the coast of Sumatra, Emily, a 14-year-old American living in Indonesia with her doctor parents, boards an overcrowded, tilting ferry (without her parents' knowledge) after her uncle invites her to visit him on a nearby island. As the ship lists to "an unnatural angle," the captain distributes life vests. Emily hands hers to a younger boy who is trying to hang on to the railing. This heroic act seems uncharacteristic of the protagonist who, up to this point, has been unhelpful and rude to her parents and theircharges. The girl then becomes trapped in the life-vest locker, which immediately fills with water. "The next thing she remembered was being near the surface, choking, searching for air, and then vomiting. How could she be sick in the water without holding on to anything? It was a joke; she was heaving and drowning at the same time." Such muddled, cumbersome prose weighs down the chronicle of Emily's nightlong struggle to survive in the sea, heavily reliant upon coincidences. During the course of the evening, she hooks up with the boy to whom she gave her life vest, a Muslim child who explains some of the tenets of his faith as they bob along in the water. Ages 12-15. (May) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information. | | | |
| 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 be, however, as the overloaded and aging boat sinks. Long hours elapse slowly as Emily attempts to escape the horror of drowning passengers and swim to land. She finds an Indonesian boy, Isman, floating in a life jacket, and they draw strength from one another. Their relationship provides the focus for this adventure story. Isman's quiet yet strong Islamic faith bolsters Emily's flagging courage as well as frustrates her when he struggles over the decision to eat something during a day of Ramadan. Each moment brings the two new problems-cold, hunger, sharks, a whirlpool, fear-and actively holds readers' interest. An author's note describes the inspiration for this unique book-a real ferry accident off the coast of Sumatra in 1996 when only 40 of the 400 passengers survived. -Crystal Faris, Nassau Library System, Uniondale, NY Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information. | | | |
| Fourteen-year-old Emily has changed sheets on more hospital beds than she can endure. So perhaps she is a little flippant about assisting her doctor parents at the little medical clinic they run on the island of Sumatra. When a child in the clinic dies, Emily fears her own carelessness might have contributed to the death. Reacting blindly, Emily runs out of the clinic and boards a ferry, intending to visit a favorite uncle. When the overloaded ferryboat sinks en route, Emily and hundreds of other passengers are left in the ocean, miles from shore. Emily has no life vest, having given hers to a younger boy on the boat. She is forced to swim for hours, and as night falls, her fellow passengers are weakening and giving up. Emily also feels reason begin to slip away when she hears the cry of a boy floating near her. It is Isman, the same boy she helped into the life vest on the boat. Emily finds her strength increase as she fights to save Isman, a gentle Islamic boy who astounds Emily with his faith. This first novel from Fama is a well-paced, suspenseful survival story based on an actual occurrence. Recommend it to readers who enjoy the adventure books of Paulsen and Hobbs, but also to those seeking to better understand Islam.-Diane Masla. 3Q 3P M J Copyright 2002 Voya Reviews | | |
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