Journey to the River Sea

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Summary: A funfilled andventure to the river sea
Review: I have to say, Journey to the river sea was the best book I've ever read in my live. Maia, the heroine of the story, has gone with her new governess, Miss Minton to the amazon because there, her only relations are living. Because when she was little, her parents tragicly died.
In the amazon, they meet an actor, an heir to a great estate and put their lives in danger to help their frinds.
This is a brilliant story of friendship, love and loss.

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Summary: Too cool to miss out on!
Review: Journey to the River Sea is an awesome book! Maia is a girl who lives in a boarding school because her parents died in Egypt. She has no other living relatives, that is why she is in boarding school. One day her lawyer tells her they have found some of her family, living in Brazil. They arrange for Maia to live with her family, the Carters. Maia thought she would find adventure and a loving family who would show her the Amazon. Instead she learns the Carters are extremely afraid of bugs and won't step outside for anything. Maia doesn't really like anything about her new life, except her governess, Miss Minton. When one of her friends, Clovis, needs to get back to England, she hatches a plan to get him out. Into the story also comes Finn, who is a part of her plan for Clovis. This book has amazing adventures and much more than I expected. It also tells a lot about the Amazon and what life is like there. Eva Ibbotson did a great job, even without the magic and enchantment she usually uses. I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to everyone!

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Summary: Journey to the River Sea Book Review
Review: Journey to the River Sea
By: Ibbotson, Eva
Reviewed by: J. Lee
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Journey to the River Sea is a great book! Maia is a girl who lives in a boarding school unfortunately because her parents died in Egypt. She has no other live relatives, and is forced to go to boarding school. One day later, her lawyer tells her they have found some relatives, living in Brazil. They arranged for Maia to live with the Carters, her relatives. Maia thought she would find adventure exploring and a loving and kind family who would show her the Amazon. But instead she learns the Carters are definitely afraid of bugs and animals and won't step outside into the "wild". Maia doesn't really like anything about her "new" life, except her governess, Miss Minton. When one of her friends, Clovis, needs to get back to England, she makes a plan to get him out. In the story, Finn, her other friend, is a part of her plan for Clovis. This book has amazing adventures and much more than I expected. It also tells a lot about the Amazon and what the life was like. Even though the author did not use magic, as she had done so in her other books, she has made another spectacular book!

I like this book because it told of a great adventure that a little girl had. She had to make a lot of plans to get away from the twins and the Carters. Minty, Miss Minton, tries to help Maia escape the treacherous Carters and hide Finn and Clovis from them. This book was like going to a jungle and having fun.

" Maia? Where's Maia?" this quote was significant in the book because Maia was thought to have die in the Carter's burning house but she escaped. Miss Minton found Maia and was able to run away from the Carters. "Would you like to be our governess?" Miss Minton was offered a job as the governess for Sergi. But she refused for she only wanted to be the governess for Maia.

My favorite part of the book is when Maia and Miss Minton first arrive in the Amazon. The author of this book describes the Amazon very clearly. She tells you how the fruits look and how the people lived their lives by selling animals. This was like a movie but you get to watch it for free and you see the real deal. (no altering in the story)