Flooded: Requiem for Johnstown (Scholastic Gold)

Experience the heart-wrenching tale of America's greatest tragedy in Flooded: Requiem for Johnstown (Scholastic Gold). Ann E. Burg skillfully delves into the deep class divides and social injustice that lay behind this devastating event. This remarkable book has received rave reviews, with the School Library Journal calling it "stunning, significant and sorrowful" and the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books describing it as "chillingly effective."

Step back in time to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in 1889, a bustling factory city filled with hardworking individuals. But above the soot-soaked streets, a privileged elite indulged in fishing and hunting at an exclusive club built around a pristine man-made lake. Despite repeated warnings to repair the deteriorating dam, these club members turned a blind eye to the potential catastrophe. When heavy rains arrived, the dam collapsed, plunging the city into chaos.

In the aftermath, six children found themselves trapped amidst the wreckage. Their voices, inspired by real people affected by the tragedy, come together in a chorus that paints a compelling picture of loss and healing. Ann E. Burg skillfully weaves themes of class, injustice, deprivation, and the environment into this poignant narrative. With her prodigious heart and virtuosic poetry, she transforms one of America's deadliest tragedies into a transcendent and hopeful work of art.

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