Thirteen-year-old Jillian Robichaux's coastal Louisiana town of Boutin suffers a catastrophic flood that might be too much for her community to overcome, but she is determined to keep both Boutin and its indomitable spirit alive.

Forty years after a devastating flood changed the face of the earth, new consequences and challenges are still surfacing. Twins Will and Annalie thought the hardest part about this year was going to be their separation when bookish Annalie began life at a prestigious Admiralty-run boarding school and avid sailor Will stayed behind in the flood-damaged slums. But that was before the Admiralty raided their father's workshop. Before they sent a questioner...

La familia de Barry trata de evacuarse antes que el huracán Katrina azote su hogar en Nueva Orleans, pero la hermanita de Barry se enferma y tienen que quedarse a esperar que pase la tormenta. Al principio, Katrina no parece tan terrible como dijo el pronóstico, pero durante la noche los diques se rompen y el mundo de Barry se ve literalmente destrozado. La inundación lo arrastra lejos de su familia. ¿Podrá sobrevivir a la tormenta del siglo......