Already flinching at every rumble from the earth, Maya's overcome with a sense of helplessness and hopelessness. But Maya still can't help feeling paralyzed with terror, and each aftershock that ripples out in the days that follow makes her fear all over again that her luck could change in an instant.Īs word of the devastation elsewhere grows increasingly grim-tens of thousands have perished-it all seems so huge, so irreparable. Her family didn't lose their home, their lives, or each other. In the aftermath of the natural disasters that have struck her country, eleven-year-old Maya is luckier than many. In the spirit of A Place to Belong, this "moving" ( Kirkus Reviews) novel-in-verse examines the aftershocks of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan in 2011 through the eyes of a young girl who learns that even the smallest kindness can make a difference. "An essential read…with a message of hope and community." - Booklist (starred review)
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