by Eva Ibbotson · Dutton's Children Books · tapa dura · ISBN 9780333947401
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«Journey to the River Sea» is the children's and young adult adventure novel by Eva Ibbotson, published in 2001 in hardback (296 pages, in English).
It is 1910 and orphan Maia leaves England with her governess to settle in Manaus, deep in the Amazon, with relatives who receive her with hostility. Surrounded by exuberant nature but subject to the restrictions of her new home, the girl tries to find her place and fulfil her dream of travelling the Amazon River.
It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (9-11 years category) and was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year and the Guardian Fiction Award.
A suitable read for readers aged 9 to 11 and for lovers of adventures set in the Amazon rainforest.
Eva Maria Charlotte Michelle Ibbotson was an Austrian-born British novelist, known for her children's literature. Some of her novels for adults have been reissued for the young adult market. The historical novel Journey to the River Sea won her the Smarties Prize in category 9–11 years, garnered an unusual commendation as runner-up for the Guardian Prize, and made the Carnegie, Whitbread, and Blue Peter shortlists. She was a finalist for the 2010 Guardian Prize at the time of her death. Her last book, The Abominables, was among four finalists for the same award in 2012.
