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Through My Eyes
Angel
An engaging and suspenseful story about one girl surviving Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in 2013.
Angel's family has seen many typhoons. For generations the violent storms have passed across the central Philippines around November, bringing with them drenching rains and strong winds.
Lately they seem to be stronger, more destructive, but Angel's family and their neighbours know how to batten down it's part of their way of life.
But when a super typhoon comes to Tacloban, will Angel be able to withstand the greatest challenge of all?
Angel's family has seen many typhoons. For generations the violent storms have passed across the central Philippines around November, bringing with them drenching rains and strong winds.
Lately they seem to be stronger, more destructive, but Angel's family and their neighbours know how to batten down it's part of their way of life.
But when a super typhoon comes to Tacloban, will Angel be able to withstand the greatest challenge of all?
164 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2018
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August 13, 2022
Angel by Zoe Daniel is part of the, Through my eyes natural disaster zones, series which are fictional stories about young people who live through real disasters. Angel is almost thirteen-years-old and lives near Tacloban City in the Philippines which was hit by super typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda in November 2013.
The story begins with the impending threat of a major storm but no one anticipates how bad it will be. The villagers make the usual preparations but these proved inadequate when the super typhoon makes landfall. Angel’s mother and younger brothers evacuate to their grandparent's farm, and although it’s further inland it turns out to be closer to the main front of the typhoon. During the storm, Angel is separated from her father and rescued by a neighbour. For several days Angel doesn’t know the fate of the rest of her family.
The final chapter is a year after the typhoon and shows how slow the recovery process has been. Angel and her family weren’t able to return to their house as it was deemed unsafe to live so near the shoreline.
While the story is a good account of living through a natural disaster, at times it has a journalistic tone. More showing and less telling would have created a more engaging account.
Overall though, a good fictional retelling of a real event.
The story begins with the impending threat of a major storm but no one anticipates how bad it will be. The villagers make the usual preparations but these proved inadequate when the super typhoon makes landfall. Angel’s mother and younger brothers evacuate to their grandparent's farm, and although it’s further inland it turns out to be closer to the main front of the typhoon. During the storm, Angel is separated from her father and rescued by a neighbour. For several days Angel doesn’t know the fate of the rest of her family.
The final chapter is a year after the typhoon and shows how slow the recovery process has been. Angel and her family weren’t able to return to their house as it was deemed unsafe to live so near the shoreline.
While the story is a good account of living through a natural disaster, at times it has a journalistic tone. More showing and less telling would have created a more engaging account.
Overall though, a good fictional retelling of a real event.
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February 3, 2020Loved this fast-paced insight into the 2013 Typhoon Haiyan disaster.
December 12, 2023
A great look into the lives of kids in disaster zones it kept me on the edge of my seat for the whole book and I would definitely recommend it 👍👍👍😀😀😀
April 24, 2021
This book is another great read in the 'Through My Eyes' series. The main character, 13-year-old Angel lives with her parents and twin brothers in the city of Tacloban. They are used to 'storms' in the Philippines, but the one they got the week of her birthday was a bit bigger than they expected.
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August 24, 2018An engaging and suspenseful story about one girl surviving Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in 2013.
Angel's family has seen many typhoons. For generations the violent storms have passed across the central Philippines around November, bringing with them drenching rains and strong winds.
Lately they seem to be stronger, more destructive, but Angel's family and their neighbours know how to batten down it's part of their way of life.
But when a super typhoon comes to Tacloban, will Angel be able to withstand the greatest challenge of all?
Angel's family has seen many typhoons. For generations the violent storms have passed across the central Philippines around November, bringing with them drenching rains and strong winds.
Lately they seem to be stronger, more destructive, but Angel's family and their neighbours know how to batten down it's part of their way of life.
But when a super typhoon comes to Tacloban, will Angel be able to withstand the greatest challenge of all?
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