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Author: Peg Kehret
Main Character(s): Kyle Davidson, his sister BeeBee
The story starts out with Kyle being in 6th grade. It is at the end of the school year and he is to write a list of things that he can accomplish over the summer. He puts four items on his list, including one about the bully that constantly hounds him. His goal is the finally get the bully to stop. Kyle finds out that he will be going on a trip with is parents and sister to the Oregon coast. His father won a trip for being the top seller of real-estate. At the airport, he runs into the bully whose mother happens to be the top virtual seller and is going to the same award ceremony. What a quandry!
They arrive at the hotel that is not finished yet to find they must stay in an old hotel across the street. NO one is happy about it. They visit the beach that afternoon to see a sign warning about tsunamis that happen when there is an earthquake. It says to find higher ground as soon as the earthquake tremors stop. There hasn’t been a tsunami in at least 15 years so no one seems concerned when an earthquake does happen. Kyle is left to babysit BeeBee for the night. The pizza and the milkshakes end up on the floor and all Kyle can think about is getting out of the building even though he was told to stay in all night. He fights through a fire in the old hotel with BeeBee at his side. He happens upon the bully passed out and drags him down three flights of stairs. Once the bully comes to he panics and runs past them not even saying a thank you. What a jerk! Once outside Kyle instructs BeeBee to stay with him as they run up the side of the mountain. The whole time he is worrying about their lives, he is concerned about his parents. What a situation!
This is a really great book for 6th graders! It is on my science book list for this semester and I am anxious to see how the students react to it. Two thumbs up!
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