Journey to the river sea /
Eva Ibbotson ; illustrated by Kevin Hawkes.
- 1st American ed.
- New York : Scholastic 2001.
- 298 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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.
978-0-14-250184-9
2001028733
Orphans--Fiction. Governesses--Fiction. Interpersonal relations--Fiction. Adventure and adventurers--Fiction.
Amazon River Region--Fiction. Manaus (Brazil)--History--20th century--Fiction. Brazil--History--1889-1930--Fiction.