Nation CD
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.97 (652 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0061658219 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 8 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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A rich and thought-provoking read.—Sue Giffard, Ethical Culture Fieldston School, New York CityCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. The main characters are engaging and interesting, and are the perfect medium for the author's sly humor. . Worlds are destroyed and cultures collide when a tsunami hits islands in a vast ocean much like the Pacific. When raiders land on the island, they are led by a mutineer from the wrecked ship, and Mau must use all of his ingenuity to outsmart him. Mau, a boy on his way back home from his initiation period and ready for the ritual that will make him a man, is the only one of his people, the Nation, to survive. Grade 7–10—In this fir
"One of the very best" according to karissima. Nation is one of the finest books ever written for young readers. It may be Pratchett's masterpiece.What sets this apart from other good reads is the sophisticated way the characters grapple with nationhood, empire, religion, culture, and personal responsibility. They are forced to conside. "Terry called it his Favorite Book" according to skye mccloud. While i still would have an Impossible time choosing just One (Equal Rites? Guards Guards? The Truth? Good Omens? ) i have to admit that Nation is without a doubt some of his most Amazing Writingbut in the Endi Worship Terry Pratchett for the way he makes me LaughBless His Insights into Li. Timely, thoughtful, compelling, and funny 3tabbies Lately, TP's young adult books have been stronger than his adult books. I was fairly certain I wouldn't like this one, though, being both non-Discworld and about a couple of kids on an island. I had visions of Blue Lagoon Meets Lord of the Flies. I should have had more faith in TP. This ma
But when much is taken, something is returned, and somewhere in the jungle, Daphne—a girl from the other side of the globe—is the sole survivor of a ship destroyed by the same wave.Together, the two confront the aftermath of catastrophe. As Mau and Daphne struggle to keep the small band safe and fed, they defy ancestral spirits, challenge death himself, and uncover a long-hidden secret that literally turns the world upside down .Internationally revered storyteller Terry Pratchett presents a breathtaking adventure of survival and discovery, and of the courage required to forge new beliefs.. The sea has taken everything.Thirteen-year-old Mau is the only one left after a giant wave sweeps his island village away. And slowly, other refugees arrive—children without parents, mothers without babies, husbands without wives—all of them hungry and all of them frightened