the disaster felt around the world... visiting his dad? S hometown in Japan four months after his father? S death would be hard enough for Ben. But one morning the pain turns to fear: first, a massive earthquake rocks the quiet coastal village, nearly toppling his uncle? S house. Then the ocean waters rise and Ben and his family are swept away-and pulled apart-by a terrible tsunami. now Ben is alone, stranded in a strange country a million miles from home. Can he fight hard enough to survive one of the most epic disasters of all time?