The Killing Sea
by Richard Lewis
Reading Level 5-6 Moderate (Lvl 3)
Ages 9-12
The text is written at a 5th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.
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About This Book
After a devastating tsunami strikes Sumatra, two young survivors, Sarah from America and Ruslan from Indonesia, join forces to navigate the dangerous journey inland. As they face challenges and uncertainty, Ruslan searches for his father while Sarah races to find medical help for her brother. Their courage and friendship shine amid the chaos of disaster.
Representation & Themes
AdventureFriendshipFamilySocial JusticeNatural Disasters
For Parents
Content Intensity
Level 3 — Moderate Gentle Mild Moderate Intense Very Intense
Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Content Flags
Physical Danger Loss & Grief Fear & Anxiety Poverty & Hardship
Data confidence: standard
Details
- ISBN
- 9781416911654
- Pages
- 192
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
- Published
- December 5, 2006
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 43,146
Subjects
TsunamisSocial Issues - GeneralIndian Ocean Tsunami, 2004Juvenile FictionChildren's Books - Young Adult FictionChildren: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)SurvivalAction & Adventure - Survival StoriesPeople & Places - AsiaJuvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / Survival StoriesFictionBrothers and sistersAmericansJuvenile fictionSiblingsSurvival after airplane accidents, shipwrecksChildren's fictionNatural disasters, fictionBrothers and sisters, fictionIndonesia, fiction