A Terrible Tide
Suzanne Meade
Type:
Fiction
Categories:
Family | Science & Nature | Historical
Themes:
General, Disasters, Canada
Language:
English
Publisher:
Grade Level:
4-7
Age Range:
9-12
Description
When an earthquake and tidal wave batters Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula and destroys her family’s home, thirteen-year-old Celia must dig deep for courage she didn’t know she had.
November 18th, 1929. In her small village in Newfoundland, Celia is setting the table for her 13th birthday celebration when the house starts to shake. It's an earthquake, rumbling under the Atlantic Ocean. A few hours later, the sea water disappears from the harbor, only to rush back in a wave almost 30 feet high, destroying nearly everything in its path. Buildings, boats, and winter supplies of fish and food are washed away, and Celia and her community are devastated. With their only phone line cut off and no safe route to get help, they are isolated and facing a long, cold, hungry winter.
Their house destroyed and village in ruins, Celia and her family must band together and share the work needed for the community to survive. Can Celia find the courage to help her injured loved ones? Will help arrive before it's too late
Based on the true story of an earthquake that shook Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula, A Terrible Tide tells the tale of this forgotten disaster from the point of view of a young girl whose life is turned upside down.
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Awards
Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books for Kids & Teens, Spring 2022Short-listed
Saskatchewan Young Readers Choice Diamond Willow AwardShort-listed
Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award for English FictionShort-listed
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