Up from the Sea
Up from the Sea by Leza Lowitz is a novel-in-verse published by Crown in 2016, featuring 257 pages in English. This poignant narrative follows Kai, a teen boy who survives the devastating tsunami that strikes his coastal Japanese village in March 2011, resulting in the loss of nearly everyone and everything he holds dear. As he embarks on a journey to New York to connect with other young people affected by tragedy, he discovers new hope and the importance of rebuilding after disaster.
Readers will find a heartrending exploration of loss, survival, and the quest for renewal within these pages. The story delves into themes of family and resilience, as Kai learns that moving forward often requires confronting the past. The novel also includes an author’s note with sources detailing the real events that inspired the narrative, enriching the reader’s understanding of the historical context. Up from the Sea is suitable for young adult audiences and those interested in survival stories and the emotional complexities of rebuilding life after loss.
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A powerful novel-in-verse about how one teen boy survives the March 2011 tsunami that devastates his coastal Japanese village.
“Successfully captures the raw emotions of loss, grief, and what it means to move forward.” –BuzzFeed
On the day the tsunami strikes, Kai loses nearly everyone and everything he cares about. But a trip to New York to meet kids whose lives were changed by 9/11 gives him new hope and the chance to look for his estranged American father. Visiting Ground Zero on its tenth anniversary, Kai learns that the only way to make something good come out of disaster is to return and rebuild.
Heartrending yet hopeful, Up from the Sea is a story about loss, survival, and starting anew.
Fans of Jewell Parker Rhodes’s Ninth Ward and Karen Hesse’s Out of the Dust will embrace this moving story. An author’s note includes numerous sources detailing actual events portrayed in the story.
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A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK FOR TEENS, 2016
“Up From the Sea touched me deeply with its beautiful message of hope and the resilience of humanity. Bravo.” –Ellen Oh, author of the Prophecy series
“It is a moving story of the rebirth of hope in a teen who has lost almost everything. . . . Kai will resonate with teens on a simple human level, just as 3/11 resonates with 9/11.” —VOYA
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