Ibbotson, Eva

Journey to the river sea / Eva Ibbotson ; illustrated by Kevin Hawkes - New York : Scholastic, c2001 - 298 p., illus.

Added to collection 2005 school year from regular budget.

Sent with her governess to live with the dreadful Carter family in exotic Brazil in 1910, Maia endures many hardships before fulfilling her dream of exploring the Amazon River.

ISBN: 0439567637 (paper) :

Subjects--Topical Terms: --Fiction
Amazon River Region--Fiction
Brazil History 1889-1930--Fiction
Orphans--Fiction
Historical fiction