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Escaping the Giant Wave
Escaping the Giant Wave | Peg Kehret
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The Worst Vacation Ever! Thirteen-year-old Kyle thought spending a vacation on the Oregon coast with his family would be great. He'd never flown before, and he'd never seen the Pacific Ocean. One evening Kyle is left in charge of his younger sister, BeeBee, while his parents attend an adults-only Salesman of the Year dinner on an elegant yacht. Then the earthquake comes -- starting a fire in their hotel! As Kyle and BeeBee fight their way out through smoke and flame, Kyle remembers the sign at the beach that said after an earthquake everyone should go uphill and inland, as far from the ocean as possible. Giant tsunami waves -- three or four stories high can ride in from the sea and engulf anyone who doesn't escape fast enough. Kyle and BeeBee flee uphill as a tsunami crashes over the beach, the hotel, and the town. The giant wave charges straight up the hillside and through the woods where the children are running for their lives. The perfect vacation has become a nightmare! Somehow Kyle and BeeBee have to outwit nature's fury and save themselves from tsunami terror.
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MaggieCarr
MaggieCarr
Escaping the Giant Wave | Peg Kehret
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Shared with my kiddo. She's already read all the I Survived (Tarshis) series and this fell between those and single point of view Alan Gratz in style. If I had to guess right this moment what my kiddo would do career wise based on her reading interests- it would be extreme meteorologist or storm chaser.

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Escaping the Giant Wave | Peg Kehret
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#Movie2BookRecs Prompt: The Impossible
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Klou Awesome!! 3y
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Escaping the Giant Wave | Peg Kehret
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#ConflictedWorlds #Nature
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Eggs Well done 👍🏼🌊 4y
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kgarzon
kgarzon
Escaping the Giant Wave | Peg Kehret
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(Author: Peg Kehret) This RF is an attention-grabbing book, depicting a vacation to the Pacific coast gone wrong when 13yo Kyle and his little sister must survive through an earthquake and the consequences of it, including an incoming tsunami. Students can build understanding with the text through strong discussions, new vocabulary, text-connections, etc.

Sunshine State Young Reader‘s Award (FL)

kgarzon This would work exceptionally well as an LC since it is a multi-chaptered book with a lot of text-to-world connections, covering multiple natural disasters, sibling relationships, and bullying. The author even produced her own discussion questions that would engage everyone: http://www.pegkehret.com/oldwordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/giantwave.doc 5y
kgarzon UDL principle 8.3 (Foster collaboration and community) can be demonstrated through the contributing roles in the LCs and 6.3 (Facilitate managing information and resources) by accessing alternate resources to supplement the book. EL 5 (teach technical vocabulary supporting key concepts) will benefit students by providing better context for the subject of the book they are reading. 5y
DrSpalding This looks like an awesome book. I agree with this being an opportunity for literature circles and teaching vocabulary. Nice alignment. 5y
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BookInMyHands
BookInMyHands
Escaping the Giant Wave | Peg Kehret
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I'm a bit terrified of tsunamis. I'm signed up to receive text notifications of emergencies on the coast, even though I don't live on the coast. We love to visit, but I always know the escape routes.
I only read this book because it's an Oregon Battle of the Books selection, and I'm on the committee. It's terrifying. People die. I won't tell you which people though. You've been warned.

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