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1) Nation
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After a devastating tsunami destroys all that they have ever known, Mau, an island boy, and Daphne, an aristocratic English girl, together with a small band of refugees, set about rebuilding their community and all the things that are important in their lives.
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During a party a tsunami hits the coast of California, and Denver and a handful of others escape death and are swept out to sea. Of course, one of her fellow castaways is none other than her ex-BFF, Abigail, who can barely stand the sight of her. Trapped on a small boat with the most popular kids in school and waiting to be rescued, Denver wonders what might kill her first--dehydration, sunstroke, or the girl she used to think of as a sister?
4) Raging sea
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"Lyric Walker was there when the Alpha arrived. Like many, she wondered if they were invaders, never suspecting that they were on the run from a greater terror. When the real threat arrived, it came with a tidal wave that destroyed Coney Island. Everything and everyone Lyric ever cared for, including the Alpha prince Fathom, was either killed or lost forever. It changed the world. Now the military fights a war it cannot win against an enemy that will...
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Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
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Once each year, Kimo and his grandfather have placed a flower lei atop a stone monument at Laupāhoehoe Point, but it is not until after Grandfather's death that he learns of the 1946 tsunami that took the lives of twenty-four schoolchildren and teachers, including Grandfather's younger brother.
11) Inferno in Tokyo
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Tyndale House Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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"After tsunami waves sweep over the Imagination Station, it breaks down completely. Patrick and Beth wash up on the shores of Japan on September 1, 1923. The cousins fear if the waters doesn't get them, the earthquake will! Disaster engulfs the city of Tokyo, leaving families and friends separated and desperate. Thanks to a Japanese celebrity and a performing elephant, the cousins escape the worst of the earthquake and aid an abandoned child. They...
12) The wave
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Biblioteca bibliografica italica volume 26, 28
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
1964
Language
English
Description
There seems no way to save four hundred villagers from imminent and unsuspecting death; then the wise old man high on the mountain knows what he must do.
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Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Pico does not believe the old stories that say the moai, the stone statues of his village, come alive and protect the people in time of trouble, until a great wave comes and he is in grave danger. Includes facts about tsunamis, Easter Island, and the effects of deforestation.
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Second Story Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"Based on the true story of an earthquake that shook Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula, A Terrible Tide tells the tale of this forgotten disaster from the point of view of a young girl whose life is turned upside down. November 18th, 1929. In her small village in Newfoundland, Celia is setting the table for her 13th birthday celebration when the house starts to shake. It's an earthquake, rumbling under the Atlantic Ocean. A few hours later, the sea water...
17) Water lily
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Series
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HarperTrophy
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
After a tsunami destroys her grandfather's ranch in Hawaii, Darby must help her friend, Cade, find his mother who has been missing since the storm.
18) Low tide
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Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Pub. Date
1995, c1992
Language
English
Description
A tidal wave begins an adventure for three New Zealand children.
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Ediciones Ekaré
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Español
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"En una isla, lejos de allí, sobre la tibia arena, la gente disfrutaba de una mañana serena." -- cover.
"On an island, far away, on the warm sand, people enjoyed a quiet morning." -- cataloger's translation of cover.
En una isla, sobre la tibia arena, la gente disfruta de una mañana tranquila. De pronto los animales se inquietan, huyen a los puntos más altos, pero un hombre necesitará de su ayuda para salvar a su hijo del terrible tsunami....
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