Ibbotson, Eva.

Journey to the river sea / Eva Ibbotson. - London, Eng. : Macmillan Children's Books, 2002. - 296 p. ; 20 cm.

Sent 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.

Suggested for grades 6 to 10.

Winner of the Smarties Book Prize Gold Award for 2001.

ISBN: 033039715X 0525467394 (Dutton) 033039715X (Macmillan pbk)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Jungles--Fiction.
Governesses--Fiction.
Orphans--Fiction.
Children's literature--2003.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Brazil--History--1889-1930--Fiction.
Amazon River Region--Fiction.