Monday, July 27, 2009

Nation by Terry Pratchett

2009 Printz Medal Book

"One person is nothing. Two people are a nation." (p. 252)

Mau finds himself as the last survior of his nation. Mau's island village has been swept away by the "big wave". He thinks he is completely alone when he encounters the ghost girl, Daphne, who has survived a shipwreck. As the hours and days go by, people begin to find refuge on the island. Broken families in search of help are now under the care of Mau and Daphne. Breaking all cultural barriers(language, beliefs, and customs), Mau and Daphne find themselves searching for new ways to help the inhabitats of their new nation survive. Two strangers from two different nation join forces to create a new nation.



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