Flooded: Requiem for Johnstown
Flooded: Requiem for Johnstown
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Flooded: Requiem for Johnstown

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8 - 12
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336
Page count
65
Words per page
~841L
Lexile measure
Oct 6, 2020
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THERE WAS NOTHING NATURAL ABOUT THIS DISASTERJohnstown, 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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floodssurvival storiesdisasterscountry lifecity and town lifelifestyles19th centuryscience and naturerural livinghistory

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781338540697
    Publication Date
    October 6, 2020
    Publisher
    Scholastic Press
    Page Count
    336
    Words Per Page
    65
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2019051833
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~841L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~T
    ATOS® Book Level
    5.4
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    3
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    509865
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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