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Ibbotson, Eva

Journey to the River Sea

298 pp. | Dutton | January, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-525-46739-4 $$17.99
(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. In 1910, orphan Maia leaves her pleasant but lonely life at a London girls' school to stay with recently discovered relatives in Brazil. The severe-looking governess hired to accompany her turns out to have a heart of gold, but the relatives are as distasteful as they appear. The Amazon natives and their jungle home are romanticized to be sure; still, it's all in keeping with the grand sense of liberation experienced by girl and governess alike.
Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2002

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