Escaping the Giant Wave

By Peg Kehret

A vacation turns deadly as siblings race against a tsunami's wrath.

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160 pages· 28,021 words· Est. 4 hour read

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Thirteen-year-old Kyle's dream vacation on the Oregon coast becomes a nightmare when an earthquake triggers a tsunami. Left in charge of his sister BeeBee, Kyle must navigate fire and chaos to escape the towering waves. As the tsunami crashes over the beach and town, the siblings flee uphill, pursued by nature's fury. Can they outwit the relentless force of the sea and survive this harrowing ordeal?

From the publisher

When an earthquake hits on their family vacation, can Kyle and his sister survive the following tsunami? The Worst Vacation Ever! Thirteen-year-old Kyle thought spending a vacation on the Oregon coast with his family would be great. He’d never flown before, and he’s never seen the Pacific Ocean. One evening Kyle is left in charge of his younger sister, BeeBee, while his parents attend an adults-only Salesman of the Year dinner on an elegant yacht. Then the earthquake comes–starting a fire in their hotel! As Kyle and BeeBee fight their way out through smoke and flame, Kyle remembers the sign at the beach that said after an earthquake everyone should go uphill and inland, as far from the ocean as possible. Giant tsunami waves–three or four stories high–can ride in from the sea and engulf anyone who doesn’t escape fast enough. Kyle and BeeBee flee uphill as a tsunami crashes over the beach, the hotel, and the town. The giant wave charges straight up the hillside and through the woods where the children are running for their lives. The perfect vacation has become a nightmare! Somehow Kyle and BeeBee have to outwit nature’s fury and save themselves from tsunami terror.

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