![]() ![]() Now Ruslan must traverse the dangerous coast line, avoid military soldiers and rebels, and find his father without getting killed. Ruslan finds a letter from his father explaining that he actually went to meet his mothers relatives in a dangerous rebel-occupied area and didn't want his son to worry. When the wave strikes his father, the local mechanic, is aboard a ship close to shore, or so we think. He works at a local coffee shop where he meets Sarah and her family before the disaster. He is a native of the island, Aceh, and fancies himself an artist. The other character you follow is young Ruslan. ![]() But when tragedy strikes and the massive tidal wave leaves her mother dead and dad missing she is forced to forge forward to find a safe refuge and medical care for her brother, who is getting increasingly worse. Sarah is spending Christmas sailing around Indonesia with her parents, brother, and a mangy cat they found in a gutter called Surf Cat. Richard Lewis lives in Indonesia, experienced the 2004 tsunami firsthand and worked as a relief worker in the days and weeks following the tidal wave. This is a compelling story that follows two kids struggling to survive and find family and safety during the aftermath of a massive tidal wave. ![]()
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