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Finn reveals the Carters' Native servants call the twins pigs for their gluttony and horribly spoiled manners.

She also scold them for neglecting their hygiene and education, at the point that quite humourously, Maia for a moment wished Minty deserted her. The poor woman was desperate to find her alive and was sinking to depression. Minton chews out Maia and Finn for drifting together for several weeks without telling anyone that Maia in fact survived the arson. But Maia soon falls in love with the surrounding rainforest and life in Brazil, finding a Parental Substitute in her Cool Teacher and new friends. The family turns out to be greedy and apathetic to her at best. So you think she'll be Happily Adopted, right? Wrong. Along with a governess, Miss Minton, Maia goes to Manaus, Brazil to start a new life with the Carters. Said family, the Carters live in Brazil, in the Amazon region.

Murray finds her relatives who are willing to adopt. Maia is a pre-teen orphan who lives and studies in a boarding school in London until her guardian Mr. The story takes place mainly in Manaus, where the protagonist Maia has moved from England.

It is set mainly in the Brazil of The Edwardian Era. As well as being an exciting adventure story, this award-winning contemporary classic will leave readers with plenty to think about.Journey to the River Sea is an adventure novel for children written by Eva Ibbotson and published in 2001. Maia is a wonderful heroine, and Ibbotson weaves a charming, compelling and warm-hearted tale of friendship, our responsibility to those around us, and the importance of the natural world. This enchanting story has all the trademarks of Eva Ibbotson's writing. Maia turns to her strict yet kindly governess, Miss Minton, for company, and strikes up some unusual and rewarding friendships. When Maia arrives, however, the family is far from welcoming and she is saddened to see that they have blocked out all evidence of the rainforest from their stuffy home. She cannot wait to experience the sights, sounds and smells of the Amazon and is particularly looking forward to meeting her twin cousins. Orphan Maia is thrilled to learn she is to live with relatives in South America. This satisfyingly old-fashioned story is set in the early 1900s.