Rei Escapes Disaster: A Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami Graphic Novel

Susan Griner, Diobelle Cerna

Book cover for Rei Escapes Disaster: A Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami Graphic Novel
Book cover for Rei Escapes Disaster: A Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami Graphic Novel
Book cover for Rei Escapes Disaster: A Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami Graphic Novel
Book cover for Rei Escapes Disaster: A Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami Graphic Novel

Rei Escapes Disaster: A Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami Graphic Novel

Rei Escapes Disaster: A Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami Graphic Novel

Susan Griner, Diobelle Cerna

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Description

The year is 2011, and an earthquake has just hit Tohoku, Japan. Twelve-year-old Rei is sitting in class, thinking about the argument she just had with her best friend, when the quake strikes. After six long minutes of rumbling, the class can finally leave their school and gather outside. There, they hear the tsunami alarm, warning them to get to higher land! Can Rei and her classmates win their race to safety, and what will they leave behind?

Critical Reviews

Throughout history there have been several tragic events that stand out above others, making them common knowledge. The "Girls Survive" series takes those events and shows how a regular (fictional) girl uses her skills and talents to make it through the worst of it. These graphic novels cover situations from distant and recent history: Prudence is under suspicion of witchcraft in Salem; Annie boards the RMS Titanic with her mother; Bonnie makes her flight home on the Hindenburg; and Rei and her friends race to escape a post-earthquake tsunami in Japan. Each story shows the grit and determination of each young girl as they help themselves and ­others. The series keeps the focus on how the event ­affects the girls personally and leaves out other elements that most retellings of these events cover. VERDICT ­Tragedy is unavoidable, but these books depict young girls trusting in themselves and one another and overcoming the odds.-- "School Library Journal"

Publishing Information

Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Pub date: 2024-08-01
Length: 48 pages

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