Nation
by Terry Pratchett
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Author: Terry PratchettEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-01
ISBN: 0061433012
Number of pages: 384
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Book Review: A future classic
Summary: 5 Stars
Terry Pratchett's approach to children's writing is surprisingly accessible considering it's sophistication... my ten-year-old daughter enjoyed this book as much as I did, placing it firmly in the ranks of classics such as "The Little White Horse" and "The Golden Compass". It tackles fairly heavy subject matter without being overwhelming for the younger reader, and at the end of the book I closed it with a sigh and wished it wasn't over. My daughter has already reread it once, and we are both hoping for more children's books from Mr. Pratchett.
Summary of Nation
The sea has taken everything.
Mau is the only one left after a giant wave sweeps his island village away. 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. Drawn by the smoke of Mau and Daphne's sheltering fire, other refugees slowly arrive: children without parents, mothers without babies, husbands without wives-all of them hungry and all of them frightened. 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.
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