false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173472042m/294442.jpg 294442 19 1286367 2001 Journey to the River Sea total:769|5:297|4:273|3:165|2:27|1:7| 769 3133 1010 122 853719 033039715X 9780330397155 61 15 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178919197m/853719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/853719.Journey_to_the_River_Sea 5 4 false Mon Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 06:20:07 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 07:58:52 -0700 2008 "Those who think of the Amazon as a Green Hell bring only their own fears and prejudices to this amazing land. For whether a place is a hell or a heaven rests in yourself, and those who go with courage and an open mind may find themselves in Paradise"
~ Journey To...more...]]> 294442 0142501840 9780142501849 668 99 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173472042m/294442.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/294442.Journey_to_the_River_Sea 4 1 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 03 08:20:07 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 03 08:20:07 -0700 2007 Eva Ibbotson has become one of my favorite writers recently. She's a British author who was born in Vienna and emigrated to England as a child in the early 30s. I raced through her adult historical fiction/romances (which are currently being re-released as YA) and enjoyed all of the...more...]]> 853719 033039715X 9780330397155 61 15 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178919197m/853719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/853719.Journey_to_the_River_Sea 5 0 false Sat Mar 21 12:31:23 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 12:33:39 -0700 2009
You can listen in on Lucy's thoughts about this book on our Just One More Book! Children's Book Podcast.

Click here to listen to our chat with Eva ...more...]]> 294442 0142501840 9780142501849 668 99 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173472042m/294442.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/294442.Journey_to_the_River_Sea 3 1 false Wed Mar 18 18:11:05 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 18:11:52 -0700 2009 294442 0142501840 9780142501849 668 99 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173472042m/294442.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/294442.Journey_to_the_River_Sea 4 1 false Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 08:54:04 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 09:17:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 853738 1405051388 9781405051385 1 1 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178919238m/853738.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/853738.Journey_to_the_River_Sea 3 0 false Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 20:57:25 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 04:20:28 -0700 2009
This is a pretty good example of a formula that has often worked and works well here as well. I don't want to give too much away, so here is a partial synopsis:

Young orphan is sent to l...more...]]> 1297221 0525467394 9780525467397 11 3 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182572627m/1297221.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1297221.Journey_to_the_River_Sea 5 0 false Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 12:12:54 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 13:08:06 -0700 2009 this book was soooo good
I titally recommend it ot you guys...
the story is really good...

It takes place in Brazil and towards the beginning and end England.
A girl named Maia and her governess come from a school in England and then go to Brazil to live with Maia...more...]]> 294442 0142501840 9780142501849 668 99 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173472042m/294442.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/294442.Journey_to_the_River_Sea 3 0 false Sat Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 05:54:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 05:54:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 294442 0142501840 9780142501849 668 99 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173472042m/294442.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/294442.Journey_to_the_River_Sea 3 0 true Sat Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sun Apr 26 17:17:19 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 17:22:25 -0700 2009 3 more...]]> 294442 0142501840 9780142501849 668 99 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173472042m/294442.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/294442.Journey_to_the_River_Sea 4 0 false Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 12:02:03 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 11:57:16 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 294442 0142501840 9780142501849 668 99 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173472042m/294442.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/294442.Journey_to_the_River_Sea 4 0 false Tue Jul 28 04:44:17 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 04:48:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 294442 0142501840 9780142501849 668 99 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173472042m/294442.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/294442.Journey_to_the_River_Sea 1 1 false Sun Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 06:42:18 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 30 17:01:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 294442 0142501840 9780142501849 668 99 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173472042m/294442.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/294442.Journey_to_the_River_Sea 5 0 false Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 18:52:14 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 12:03:46 -0800 2009 Eva Ibbotson. In some parts it reminded me a little bit of The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgeson Burnette. This is a very captivating story. If you like really well-written educational adventure stories, you should read this!more...]]> 294442 0142501840 9780142501849 668 99 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173472042m/294442.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/294442.Journey_to_the_River_Sea 5 0 false Thu Feb 19 18:26:30 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 18:28:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> 294442 0142501840 9780142501849 668 99 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173472042m/294442.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/294442.Journey_to_the_River_Sea 5 0 false Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 02:24:50 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 02:31:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 853719 033039715X 9780330397155 61 15 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178919197m/853719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/853719.Journey_to_the_River_Sea 5 0 false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 09:26:12 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 09:29:03 -0700 2009 1297221 0525467394 9780525467397 11 3 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182572627m/1297221.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1297221.Journey_to_the_River_Sea 5 0 false Sat Feb 14 20:43:28 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 20:48:31 -0800 2009 294442 0142501840 9780142501849 668 99 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173472042m/294442.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/294442.Journey_to_the_River_Sea 4 0 false Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 08 16:48:47 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 07 10:29:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 294442 0142501840 9780142501849 668 99 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173472042m/294442.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/294442.Journey_to_the_River_Sea 4 0 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 12 19:16:48 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 20:22:15 -0700 2009 294442 0142501840 9780142501849 668 99 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173472042m/294442.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/294442.Journey_to_the_River_Sea 3 0 false Sat Nov 28 06:58:15 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 12 15:59:01 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=294442