Tara and the Towering Wave: An Indian Ocean Tsunami Survival Story

When her mother announces a holiday to Thailand, Tara isn''t thrilled. She''d rather stay at home with her friends, but Mum is determined to use the girls'' trip to explore their Thai heritage. Tara is reluctant to travel so far from home, especially to a country she doesn''t feel connected to. But then disaster strikes. The day after Christmas, a massive tsunami sweeps through Phuket, Thailand. Tara''s resort holiday suddenly becomes a fight to survive - and to find her mother in the wreckage. See more