Nation by Terry PratchettISBN: 0061433020
Publication Date: 2008-09-30
When my co-worker and I attended the 2009 Printz Awards, we saw Terry Pratchett accept his honor for this book via a Webcast. He looked like a beekeeper and his was standing in front of a make-shift looking home in which a worker behind him appeared to be repairing a tin roof. Pratchett gave a hilarious acceptance speech and Hannah and I instantly loved him. I am pleased to say that I loved this book. Adventure stories are not something that I would normally pick up on my own, but this book rocked my socks off! Mau, a teenage lad, living in a tiny village in the "Southern Pelagic Ocean", is the only survivor after his village is pummeled with a tsunami. As it turns out, a teenage girl, Ermintrude "ghost girl" is one of the few survivors from her ship-wreck. When they first meet, Ermintrude trys to shoot Mau, but despite language barriers (which pose some hilarious interactions, they quickly become companions bound together by survival. A delicious and very funny read! Highly recommended!