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A terrible roar of water / Penny Draper.

by Draper, Penny, 1957-

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Coteau Books for Kids, c2010.

Tsunamis -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Juvenile fiction.

Fishing villages -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Juvenile fiction.

Newfoundland and Labrador -- History -- 1855-1934 -- Juvenile fiction.

Disaster strikes ; 5

9781550504149 (pbk.)

1550504142 (pbk.)

159 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Sequel to: Graveyard of the sea.

Murphy wants to grow up fast, so he can be a fisherman like his father, who died at sea the day Murphy was born. His mom had to move to St. John's for a job, leaving Murphy with his aunt and uncle in the Newfoundland outport. He dreams of the day he can fish for himself -- he'll build a house so his mom will come back home. Then one winter day, an earthquake strikes offshore. An old-timer warns that it will trigger a giant wave -- a tsunami -- but no one believes him. However, when Murphy goes out to check the harbour, he sees that all the water's been sucked right out of it! The sea comes back with a roar, and Murphy has just seconds to respond. Can he save his aunt and cousins? Can he save himself?

Canadian fiction, Juvenile.

Historical fiction, Juvenile.

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