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Gr 9 Up—This guttural rendition of Noah's Ark becomes an intriguing piece of historical fiction in the hands of master storyteller Napoli. Sebah, the daughter of a Canaanite farmer in the third millennium BCE, is swept up into the devastating flood, first surviving on a small peak and then a raft before stowing away on the ark. Sweeping the reader directly into an action-packed story, the book begins on "Day 1" and continues through the 40 days of rain and the 330 days of rece...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Sixteen-year-old Sebah, a Canaanite girl, survives a massive flood that kills her family. As the rains continue for weeks on end, she and another survivor, Aban, are forced to build a raft to escape the rising waters. Barely alive, they encounter a giant boat -- Noah's ark, as it turns out -- but only Sebah is strong enough to climb the rope someone has let down from a porthole. Exhausted and grief-stricken, Sebah finds herself in a cage with a pair of bonobos,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Sixteen-year-old Sebah, a Canaanite girl, survives a massive flood that kills her family. As the rains continue, she e...Log In or Sign Up to Read More