Dark Water Rising
Author(s): Marian Hale
I looked and saw water rushing in from Galveston Bay on one side and from the gulf on the other. The two seas met in the middle of Broadway, swirling over the wooden paving blocks, and I couldn't help but shudder at the sight. All of Galveston appeared to be under water.
Galveston, Texas, may be the booming city of the brand-new twentieth century, but to Seth, it is the end of a dream. He longs to be a carpenter like his father, but his family has moved to Galveston so he can go to a good school. Still, the last few weeks of summer might not be so bad. Seth has a real job as a builder and the beach is within walking distance. Things seem to be looking up, until a storm warning is raised one sweltering afternoon. No one could have imagined anything like this. Giant walls of water crash in from the sea. Shingles and bricks are deadly missiles flying through the air. People not hit by flying debris are swept away by rushing water. Forget the future, Seth and his family will be lucky to survive the next twenty-four hours.
Dark Water Rising is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Review(s):
“As exciting as the best action and disaster movies. . . . Exciting, tear jerking, and life affirming, this is historical fiction at its best.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
“This fine example of historical fiction has something for almost everyone.” —Booklist, Starred Review
“Fact and fiction are blended effortlessly together in an exciting read that leaves readers with a sense of hope.” —School Library Journal
Books for the Teen Age, New York Public Library, Long-listed IRA Teachers' Choices (2007), Long-listed VT Green Mountain Book Award Master List, Long-listed Indiana Young Hoosier Award Master List, Long-listed Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year (2007), Long-listed Texas Lone Star Reading List, Long-listed Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List, New Mexico Land of Enchantment Master List, Long-listed TN Intermed Volunt State Book Award ML, Winner NYPL Books for the Teen Age, Long-listed New Mexico Land of Enchantment ML, Tennessee Intermediate Volunteer State Book Award Master List
ISBN: 9780312629083