Asia: Indonesia

The Killing Sea

   In the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami in Sumatra, two teenagers, American Sarah and Achnese Ruslan, meet and continue together their arduous climb island, where Ruslan hopes to find his father and Sarah seeks a doctor for her brother.

Descriptors: Asia, Indonesia, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12)

The Flame Tree

Just before the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, an anti-American Muslim group gains power in Java, and Isaac, the twelve-year-old son of American missionary doctors, finds his world turned upside-down.

Descriptors: Asia, Fiction, Indonesia, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12)