Diary-style account of the Canterbury quakes, Piper Sewell
Canterbury Quake
Desna Wallace
Scholastic
Pub. 2014
August 23, 2021
‘‘I think I am in shock and I’m almost too scared to write in my diary because then it would mean what happened today was true and I don’t want it to be true…’’
Canterbury Quake, a novel by Desna Wallace, is about an 11-year-old girl living in Christchurch during the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.
Maddy and her best friend Laura are the main characters. Maddy is very hopeful and talented. I related to her very well because I am very talented at different things like dancing and singing. Read more