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Flooded

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Ann E. Burg explores the deep class divides and social injustice behind one of America's greatest tragedies.

* "Stunning, significant and sorrowful, Ann E. Burg's requiem melts history into prose... Highly recommended." — School Library Journal, starred review

"Chillingly effective." — Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in 1889 was a lively, working-class factory city. Above the soot-soaked streets, an elite fishing and hunting club, built on a pristine man-made lake, drew America's wealthiest business barons. Though repeatedly urged to fix the deteriorating dam that held the lake, the club members disregarded the warnings. And when heavy rains came, the dam collapsed and plunged the city into chaos.

On that fateful day, six children found themselves caught in the wreckage.

The chorus of their voices—all inspired by real people—create a gripping portrait of loss and healing. Plumbing themes of class, injustice, deprivation, and the environment, Ann E. Burg summons her prodigious heart and virtuosic poetry to turn one of the deadliest tragedies in our country's history into a transcendent and hopeful work of art.


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Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Kindle Book

  • Release date: October 6, 2020

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781338541007
  • Release date: October 6, 2020

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781338541007
  • File size: 10290 KB
  • Release date: October 6, 2020

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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
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Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:5.4
Lexile® Measure:900
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:4-5

Ann E. Burg explores the deep class divides and social injustice behind one of America's greatest tragedies.

* "Stunning, significant and sorrowful, Ann E. Burg's requiem melts history into prose... Highly recommended." — School Library Journal, starred review

"Chillingly effective." — Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in 1889 was a lively, working-class factory city. Above the soot-soaked streets, an elite fishing and hunting club, built on a pristine man-made lake, drew America's wealthiest business barons. Though repeatedly urged to fix the deteriorating dam that held the lake, the club members disregarded the warnings. And when heavy rains came, the dam collapsed and plunged the city into chaos.

On that fateful day, six children found themselves caught in the wreckage.

The chorus of their voices—all inspired by real people—create a gripping portrait of loss and healing. Plumbing themes of class, injustice, deprivation, and the environment, Ann E. Burg summons her prodigious heart and virtuosic poetry to turn one of the deadliest tragedies in our country's history into a transcendent and hopeful work of art.


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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Scholastic Inc.

    Kindle Book
    Release date: October 6, 2020

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781338541007
    Release date: October 6, 2020

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781338541007
    File size: 10290 KB
    Release date: October 6, 2020

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    ATOS Level: 5.4
    Lexile® Measure: 900
    Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    Text Difficulty: 4-5
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