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![]() ![]() I received this book as a prize from Armchair BEA and didn't really plan to read more than a few pages, but once I started it, I could not put it down. While some authors who write this way seem like they are showing off, or trying too hard, this is not the case with Kephart, who has excellent control over the English language, and manages to write a beautifully poetic text that also reads quickly and easily, as survival tales should. In the aftermath, Mira must face the possibility that her friends have not survived, while also maintaining a sense of hope that someday their beautiful island will be rebuilt.īeth Kephart's writing is highly descriptive and lyrical, heavy with imagery, and emotionally moving. ![]() ![]() Mira's family is stranded at a medical appointment on the mainland, and she alone must try to save what little she can of their precious belongings as the house is destroyed by wind, water, and mud. When a superstorm strikes the island unexpectedly, however, no one is prepared. She and her best friends Deni and Eva, love their close-knit coastal community, and they are mostly used to weathering major storms. Mira Banul, a high school senior, lives on an island near Atlantic City with her single mom and her younger brother, who has Hunter Syndrome. ![]()
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