Escaping the Giant Wave

by Peg Kehret

Book Overview

When an earthquake hits on their family vacation, can Kyle and his sister survive the following tsunami?

The Worst Vacation Ever

Thirteen-year-old Kyle thought spending a vacation on the Oregon coast with his family would be great. He'd never flown before, and he's never seen the Pacific Ocean.

One evening Kyle is left in charge of his younger sister, BeeBee, while his parents attend an adults-only Salesman of the Year...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689852738
• ISBN13: 9780689852732
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Escaping the Giant Wave

This is an excellent book, it's about a kid named Kyle with his younger sister named Beebee, and yes that is her real name. Their parents leave them to go to an all adult party. When their gone, an earthquake happens. The hotel catches on fire, Kyle gets out of the hotel and 2 killer waves happen. If you want to know the ending and how it turns out you should read this awsome book.

Escaping the Giant Wave

If you want to read an exciting book about two kids running for their lives this book will keep you on the edge of your seat. Escaping the Giant Wave is an adventure fiction book by Peg Kehret. This book takes place on Kyle Davidson's summer break at the Totem Pole Inn is Northwest Oregon. In the beginning of this book Kyle's parents won a trip to the coast of Oregon. Next Kyle and his sister, Bee-Bee, witnessed a tsunami while their parents were out on a dinner cruise. Would they be safe alone? Would their parents ever find them? You HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK ro find out what happens to Kyle and Bee-Bee. The theme of this story is be alert to signs. They are put there for a reason. This book reminded me of the big tsunami that hit Thailand 1 1/2 years ago. Boys and girls who are 4th-5th grade would love this book! M.H. in Annapolis

"Sexy Beasts" review

Imagine that you were a thirteen year old kid that went on a vacation by the pacific ocean. well read Escaping the giant wave and you'll experience what Kyle did on the Oregon coast. The book Escaping the giant wave is about a 13 year old kid named Kyle that thought that spending a vacation by the Oregon Coast was gonna be great, everything changed when he was baby sitting his little sister Beebee. They were alone and their parents had gone to a business meeting on a yacht in the Pacific Ocean. While their parents weren't home they were having fun in their hotel room until an earthquake struck, the earthquake had started a fire in the hotel that they were staying in, while trying to escape the hotel they were struggling between fire and smoke. When they got out of the hotel they remembered seeing a sign in the beach that said when an earthquake hits run uphill because there might be a chance of a tsunami. Kyle and BeeBee ran uphill and met two wonderful people. The tsunami struck and they were safe in the woods. When the tsunami was over they went back down the hill and were looking for their parents since they were in the middle of the ocean. They found their parents and flew back home. The author is Peg Kehret, she might have written the book because she likes to write books about kids who find themselves in extraordinary situations and use their wits to solve their problems. Peg Kehret always says "Reading is thinking with someone else's head instead of your own, the child that reads is the one who succeeds." I think that she is trying to say that if you pretend to read you aren't reading with your head, but if you do read you are the one that succeeds in everything. I would recommend this book to kids 10 - 13 years old because there is a 13 year old character and also because I think that they will have fun experiencing Kyle's adventure.

Terrific!

Peg Kehret has written many wonderful books and she is well known for her "disaster" books. This is one of the best books Kehret has ever written. I could not put it down. Kyle Davidson is winding up his 6th grade year when his father wins a vacation to Oregon. the family is excited about staying on the beautiful Oregon coast in a luxury hotel. When they arrive, they find the accommodations are not what they expected. Still the beach is beautiful and Kyle and his sister BeeBee are enjoying their stay until bully Daren Hazelton and his family arrive. The reader knows as the family reads the warning sign about tsunamis that they are going to be running for their lives before the book is over. His sister BeeBee is a great character. Terrific and exciting read.

A gripping, fast-paced adventure story

Kyle is looking forward to the family's Oregon vacation, but when an earthquake starts a fire in their hotel and leaves he and his sister stranded, the adventure really begins. As the two struggle to escape a tsunami, vacation time becomes a confrontation with nature, life and death in this gripping, fast-paced adventure story.