The book starts quickly and it is a good read. It is the story of a young boy and his community who survived the Tsunami of 2011. What a powerful story.

66 000 words – I would have thought more.

There are many wonderful themes in the book : entrenched corruption and the power of teenagers to overcome it, taking leaps of faith, friendship, persistence…

Highly recommended for competent readers in Year 6 upwards. It is quite a lengthy book at 220 pages x about 300 words per page =