Eric Walters has done it again- created another book that helps children learn about events in our world.
This story is set in 2004, just before Christmas. 12 year old Sam and his family are getting ready to head off to Thailand for their Christmas holiday. For the first time ever, Sam's older sister Beth is staying home. She has commitments she can't break, which means that the family won't be together for their annual holiday get away.
Sam and his family have been going to Thailand for as long as Sam has been alive. They love the resort they stay at every year and they really feel at home with the Thai people. While Christmas Day is strange for them without Beth, the phone call home helps his mother and his father deal with the separation.
The next day, Sam and his dad plan to go snorkeling in the ocean. Just before they are about to head out to the ocean, they are delayed by an unusual event at the resort. As they look out, the ocean has pulled back- farther than they have ever seen the tide recede. Something just isn't right.
Sam and his family are about to experience the tsunami that struck several countries on Boxing Day 2004. While still safe in New York, Beth learns about the events and realizes her entire family is in danger and her options are limited.
As Walters tells the story through both Beth's voice back home and Sam's voice living through this natural disaster, the readers are given a glimpse into what happens before, during and after a disaster strikes.
This would make a great read aloud. I'm thinking it would be great for my grade 7's during our Geography Unit on Patterns in Physical Geography.
hi kerry, thanks for this. i didn't know that this was out and it certainly would bear sharing with my class later this year when the anniversary rolls around again.
ReplyDeletethanks i needed the help
ReplyDeletei am in grade 8 and i am reading wave. I love it and i would read it again
ReplyDeleteHey Carly- have you read anything else by Eric Walter?
ReplyDeleteHi guys but i didn't like the book much because it wasn't interesting at all. No offence to anyone.
ReplyDeleteNo offense at all. I didn't think it was his best book either. Although I did like reading about the tsunami from a different perspective.
ReplyDeleteit was a great book to read ! :D
ReplyDeleteI am in Grade 6 and am reading this book. It reminds a lot about the terrible tsunami in Japan that happened just recently. I haven't finished this book and I hope its good. The best part about it is that it has two different perspectives. Thanks a million for posting this :)
ReplyDeletei think its the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteits very intense.
ReplyDeletei love this book!!!!!!!!!!!
i have read Wave 34 times . i can quote it page by page .
ReplyDeleteWOW drama_queen- 34 times is a lot! Why do you think you like it so much?
ReplyDeleteI love this book too! I would read it again in a heartbeat. Eric Walters's words are just so captivating to me!! I have read many of his other books and love them all. My favorite one by him is probably "Safe As Houses". Love it!! It helps that I can relate to the main character in so many ways.
ReplyDeleteIT WAS AN AMAZING BOOK!!!
ReplyDeleteWe read it in Class and it was exactly what we were learning about!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat's the name of the father and the mother?? I already brought the book back 2 the library and I have to write about it for school and i forget.
ReplyDeleteMoms name is : Ingrid but fathers idk:s need some help on that
Deletewhat is the main idea of this story?
ReplyDeletethe dads name is JAMES
ReplyDeleteThe book doesn't go very far into detail describing characters or their personalities. If there are any teachers out there just looking for a book to assign, don't use this one. It may be a good book but the descriptional voice is at a grade 5 level.
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