The worst vacation ever
Thirteen-year old Kyle thought spending a vacation on the Oregon coast with his family would be great. He'd never flown... read full description
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Jan 25, 2012
Ben
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This book is to easy to predict, you know what is going to happen even before it does. NO suspense is generated by this and i can't connect with the characters. It is to short and I finished it 3 days, this book may be a better for 8 year old people. These are the reasons that i gave it a one star review. BIG THUMBS DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sep 05, 2011
Michael
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What caught my eye first: The eyes, above the giant wave on the cover. Also, the title, given this year's horrendous tsunami in Japan, and the ever-present danger of tsunami on the Oregon coast. (After Turtle in Paradise, my last week's MMGM, with its hurricane, perhaps I'm in a bit of a natural disaster rut!)
Wonderful things about this book: a) The disaster factor. Peg Kehret throws her characters into the most terrifying situations (an earthquake, a hotel fire, and then not one but More...
Wonderful things about this book: a) The disaster factor. Peg Kehret throws her characters into the most terrifying situations (an earthquake, a hotel fire, and then not one but More...
Jan 10, 2011
Tyler
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This was an amazing book. It was exiting, thrilling, and it allways keep me guessing whats going to happen next. Right when you think that you know whats going to happen next it twist up. This book was about a family of four. Mom, Dad, Daughter, And son. This family won a prize. This price was an Vaction trip to the coast line of oregon. The family was so exited to get an all free vaction to oregon. The family got on there flight one morning they where soo exited for this vaccton. Once they got
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Oct 05, 2010
Teresa
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What would you do if you were babysitting on vacation and disaster struck? If your parents had said "Don't leave the hotel room", but had also gone over the tsunami warning signs posted on the beach: "Get to higher ground"?
The compelling description of escaping a tsunami as it strikes the Pacific northwest makes this one hard to put down. The side plot of gaining the courage to stand up to a bully was pretty well done. The main character never felt that fleshed-o More...
The compelling description of escaping a tsunami as it strikes the Pacific northwest makes this one hard to put down. The side plot of gaining the courage to stand up to a bully was pretty well done. The main character never felt that fleshed-o More...
Aug 09, 2009
Mary
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When Kyle Davidson's father wins the Salesman of the Year award, the family heads off to Fisher Beach, OR for an expenses paid vacation. From the beginning, the trip doesn't turn out at all as the family expects. First, at the airport, Kyle discovers that Daren Hazelton, who has bullied him since kindergarten is going to the same place because his mother won Salesperson of the Year for online sales. Then they discover that the luxury Frontier Lodge where they are supposed to stay is not yet comp
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Dec 27, 2010
Dreamergirl99
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This book is possibly one of my favorite trilogy books and it's by Peg Kehret also one of the few writers that has such an excting plot in novels. I loved it from the moment I started it and I was really holding my breath to the very end to see what the boy and his sister where going to do. It's a great read and I would recommend it for grades 6th-10th. This book is an awesome adventure anyone can enjoy... You can see that the characters are worked at a lot and the writer made you feel like you
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Mar 02, 2010
Sarah
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This book read very young to me, but I was reading more serious takes on natural disasters during 7th grade. There is no sex, very little if any language and the violence is mostly from Nature and off camera. There isn't a lot of detail to support the fear that you feel from Kyle and BeeBee. The fact that I felt their fear was mostly a result of the author describing them than describing their situation. I think older teens would feel similarly to me about the book. They would regard this as a w
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Mar 14, 2011
Kristy
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Interest Level: 3-6
Reading Level: 5.9
Included in These Sets/Series: Children's Crown Award - Past Winners
Subjects:
Tsunamis Fiction.
Earthquakes Fiction.
Natural disasters Fiction.
Brothers and sisters Fiction.
Bullies Fiction.
Pacific Coast (Or.) Fiction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references. When an earthquake creates a tsunami while thirteen-year-old Kyle is babysitting his sister during a family More...
Reading Level: 5.9
Included in These Sets/Series: Children's Crown Award - Past Winners
Subjects:
Tsunamis Fiction.
Earthquakes Fiction.
Natural disasters Fiction.
Brothers and sisters Fiction.
Bullies Fiction.
Pacific Coast (Or.) Fiction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references. When an earthquake creates a tsunami while thirteen-year-old Kyle is babysitting his sister during a family More...
Oct 28, 2008
i thought this book had a lot of adventure and peg kehret wrapped it up with a great ending.
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Feb 18, 2010
Kendra
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I love this book it is about a little boy Kyle and he goes on a vacation and he stays in an old hotel. Suddenly an earthquake hits and the hotel is on fire kyle and his sister beebee try to get out while traveling through smoke. Will, they survive. will, they find theier parents. Read this awesome and interesting book to figurte it out. it is really good and not that lond either it took me 2ays to finish. Please read it its sooooooooooooo good! Its not like any other book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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May 09, 2011
Elijah
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This was a goood book. The main character was Kyle and he thought spending a vacation on the Oregon coast with his family would be great. But one evening while babysitting his younger sister, BeeBee, the worst scenario happens- an earthquake hits. This sets off a chain of reactions that forces Kyle to be braver than he ever imagined! A fire starts in their hotel and the earthquake triggers a tsunami. The giant wave charges straight up the hillside through the woods where the kids are running for
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Oct 21, 2011
Mari Anne
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Another Kehret book that I think was good but not great. This one had a lot of interesting action but I thought there wasn't much character development. The author basically begins the story and throws you immediately into the action and then just as quickly wraps up the story. This formula probably works well for the intended audience (middle grades) but it is a little disconcerting to a more sophisticated reader. Great action book though that would probably appeal to boys and girls grades
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Jun 01, 2010
Carmine
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Mar 07, 2010
Ellen
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I was going to give this book twdo stars because I felt it was a shallow and superficial treatment of a serious subject I was also disappointed as I have really enjoyed several Peg Kehret books, and I feel that she has the ability to take complex subjects and write about them in a way that is exciting and comprehensible to middle grade readers (e.g. Abduction). Then I read a number of reviews that were obviously written by middle grade readers who loved it. Maybe I read it in overly critical ad
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Aug 25, 2011
Lesley
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I listened to this with my son on the way to school. Really enjoyed it. The narrator's voice was a little off when impoersonating a female's voice but other than that I enjoyed it.
The story is about a 13 year old boy left babysitting his sister while on vacation. An earthquake hits but then there is a danger of a Tsunami.
I enjoyed watching how enthralled my son was while listening to the book. He was so captivated! It was only three discs long so it was a really quick listen.
The story is about a 13 year old boy left babysitting his sister while on vacation. An earthquake hits but then there is a danger of a Tsunami.
I enjoyed watching how enthralled my son was while listening to the book. He was so captivated! It was only three discs long so it was a really quick listen.
Dec 10, 2010
NewFranklin
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In fourth grade for guided reading I read this book. But once you read this it is kind of hard to tell if this book is fiction or non fiction! For at least 1 year i have been thinking about if it was actually a real life story."ESCAPING THE GIANT WAVE" is sad and happy at the same time. This book was really interesting i makes me want to read it over and over again. I would NEVER NOT recommend this book. I love this book! Miah
Aug 10, 2011
Susan
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This is a very exciting book about a 13-year-old boy and his 8-year-old sister. Because of Kyle's good thinking, he and Beebee are able to survive an earthquake, fire in the hotel they are staying in, and two tsunamis. Kyle also finds out he's not a chicken and learns to stand up to the bully who has been hitting him since kindergarten. This book is recommended for ages 8-12, and I think they would really enjoy it.
Nov 18, 2010
Brad
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Escaping the giant wave is a book about working with people you hate to stay alive. A family of 4 moves Washington and the family quintessentially that is bullying their daughter also moves in with them in a hotel. There is an earthquake and as you know, when you live close to the shore, earthquakes can cause title waves. The earthquake causes a warning call to start which means there is a title wave coming. The family must escape to safety to get away from the title wave in time before it i
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Apr 12, 2009
Dana
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This book had was so exciting and full of adventure. In it a boy and a girl's parents go on a trip, but while they are gone an earthquake hits. Then a tsunami comes and forces them to go into the woods. When they come out they can't find their parents. Will they find their parents? What will happen to them? Read this exciting book and find out!!! :)
Sep 29, 2011
Kayla B.: This book is about a boy named Kyle who goes on a vacation to Oregon.
One of his enemies Daren are going also because his father has the same job as
Kyle's father.
So he thinks Daren is going to ruin his vacation, But its only the
beginning......
Find out to see what happens in the book Escaping The Giant Wave.
One of his enemies Daren are going also because his father has the same job as
Kyle's father.
So he thinks Daren is going to ruin his vacation, But its only the
beginning......
Find out to see what happens in the book Escaping The Giant Wave.
Aug 11, 2011
I think kids might find this book exciting. I like how goes beyond a simple survival story to includes the deeper theme of courage and standing up to bullies.
However, while many kids books are satisfying to read even as an adult, this was not one of them. Just an adventure story for kids.
However, while many kids books are satisfying to read even as an adult, this was not one of them. Just an adventure story for kids.
Jun 14, 2010
Mac
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When i started to read this book it was kindove boring. Well at the beginging it was boring then i started to like this book. At the middle it got interesting. At the end it was interinsting to. But I liked this book. When the wave came it was interesting in what the people did. I would recimend this book.
Feb 22, 2009
Ruth
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Dude.. I read this book in like 3rd grade but I thought it was really good. It's like sci-fi and they like run from the waves. Extremely cool and has a happy ending. But it was like weird? how like they had a fire, an earthquake, and a hurricane all in one day. Boy they must have been tired.
Aug 08, 2010
Mary
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This was a favorite book among students. Kyle goes on a family vacation that sounds like it's going to be perfect -- except his arch enemy is along on the same trip. Left alone at a hotel, Kyle and his sister experience an earthquake and tsunami. Will they survive? Interesting and fast paced.
Jul 29, 2011
Sophia
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Thirteen year old Kyle thought spending a vacation on the Oregon coast with his family would be great. He had never flown before, and he had never seen the Pacific Ocean.Kyle`s perfect vacation becomes a nightmare when he`s babysitting his eight year old sister, BeeBee. An earthqauke
hits the coast and starts a fire in their hotel. While fighting their way through smoke and flame, Kyle remembers seeing a sign at the beach that said after an earthquake everyone should go uphill and inland, More...
hits the coast and starts a fire in their hotel. While fighting their way through smoke and flame, Kyle remembers seeing a sign at the beach that said after an earthquake everyone should go uphill and inland, More...
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Jan 13, 2011
Owen
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This was an ok book. Tt seemed like it was written for people a little bit younger but i still enjoyed reading it. because it was an easier read it was a good book to read just to relax. You didnt have to think to much but you still understood the story. in the end i enjoyed it.
Oct 13, 2010
Emmaad96
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Ms. Kovar and Ms. Wydra's Reading class read this book and it was great. It is filled with adventure and realistic fiction. Kyle is the main character that is supposed to have the vacation of a lifetime. Apparently a tsunami hit Oregon (where they were on vacation) and crashed there hotel. Read the book to find out what happens next.
Aug 07, 2010
Ambria
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I love this book i read it when i was in 4TH grade for the battle of the books it its was one that i finished in a day:) it kept me wanting morfe and i just couldnt put it down i wanna talk about the book but i dont wanna spoil it for anyone that hasnt read it sooo.....
Dec 02, 2008
Mickey
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GRC 2009, for Concord. I liked this story okay -- it was interesting to go back to kiddie books after all this time and remember how simple kids are and how complicated life can seem to their eyes, especially things that we take for granted. (Child lit; 150)
Nov 04, 2011
Amani
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This book was great. It had many twists and turns. I loved it because of the description, sorry no spoilers. I will be looking forward to reading the rest of Peg Kehret. I have read only 3 including this one and I have been satisfied with every one :)
