The Big Wave
by:
Pearl S. Buck (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780439156103 (0439156106)
Publisher: Scholastic Professional Books
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Classics,
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Cultural,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Asia,
Japan
What a lovely book. Buck never disappoints me. In short pages, simply written, she tackles overcoming grief with quiet grace and wisdom. She talks about the meaning of death; how it makes life and enjoying it important; about the courage of going forward; about not letting fear or the sadness of r...
This short book for intermediate level readers is a simple story written in a majestic style that gives the narration the power of myth. I loved it. A boy named Kino tells most of the story even though the story's protagonist is probably his friend, Jiya. Jiya's father is a fisherman. They live in a...
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