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Williwaw!

Tom Bodett

1999192 pagesabout 3–4 hours
1999
first published
  • 1999Knopf · 192 pages · ENGISBN 9780679890300
  • 2000Listening Library · ENGISBN 9780553526561
  • 2002Beltz · 276 pagesISBN 9783407785183
  • 2001Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9780613283632
  • 2001Perfection Learning PreboundISBN 9780756905460
  • 2000Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media · ENGISBN 9780606194402

In their father's absence, thirteen-year-old September and her younger brother Ivan disobey his orders by taking the boat out on their Alaska bay, where they are caught in a terrifying storm called a williwaw.

How it feels

AtmosphereStormy

How it reads

Character focusSmall ensemble

Worth knowing

Written forMiddle grade

When and where

ThemesFamily
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