After the ashes
By: Sara K Joiner
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Holiday House; Holiday House, Incorporated
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780823434411
Subjects: Families; Volcanoes; Cousins; Survival; Family life; Fiction; Eruption, 1883; Dutch; Tsunamis; Survival skills; Juvenile fiction; History
Description: In 1883 thirteen-year-old Katrien Courtlandt is more interested in science and exploring the Javanese jungle for beetles with her native friend, than in becoming a young lady like her despised cousin Brigitta--but when Krakatoa erupts, the tsunami hits, and their families are swept away the two cousins must struggle to survive together.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-278).

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