5/28/2023 0 Comments Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth FamaWithout a life jacket, Emily fights to stay alive, swimming through the night and waiting for rescue boats that don't seem to ever come. But mid crossing the overloaded, patched boat sinks and Emily and hundreds of passengers are thrown into the ocean as its getting dark. She's sure she'll arrive in plenty of time for Matt to phone her mom and dad before they're done with work for the day. Angry and upset over something that went wrong at the clinic, Emily takes a ferry to visit her Uncle Matt on the small island of Weh, without telling her parents. Although she tries to fit in, Emily is lonely and desperate for her home and friends in Boston. I was riveted to this little book! I connected immediately to 14 year old Emily, stuck in Banda Aceh on the island of Sumatra with her doctor parents.
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