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