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Flooded

Requiem for Johnstown (Scholastic Gold)

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1 of 1 copy available
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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    • AudioFile Magazine
      A full cast re-creates the horrific 1889 flood that killed 2,209 Johnstown, Pennsylvania, residents. Listeners meet the townsfolk, including young people like Taylor Meskimen's thoughtful and spunky Gertrude Quinn, whose diary has supplied first-person information about this event. William James's poetry writing comes alive through Christopher Gebauer's skilled delivery. The talented cast presents everyone's enthusiasm when planning for Decoration (Memorial) Day, followed by terror as a rain of biblical proportions strikes. Then come heartbreakingly rendered descriptions of people floating away, including bodies of those whom listeners will recognize. Superior sound effects and historical music add atmosphere, while Robin Miles's "living" river brings continuity and solace. S.G.B. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine

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  • English

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  • Lexile® Measure:900
  • Text Difficulty:4-5

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