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1) A better man
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
It's Gamache's first day back as head of the homicide department, a job he temporarily shares with his previous second-in-command, Jean-Guy Beauvoir. Flood waters are rising across the province. In the middle of the turmoil a father approaches Gamache, pleading for help in finding his daughter. As crisis piles upon crisis, Gamache tries to hold off the encroaching chaos, and realizes the search for Vivienne Godin should be abandoned. But with a daughter...
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Description
The universally acclaimed debut novel. “Extraordinary . . . a spare, futuristic fable about a brand-new mother navigating a flooded world.”—Vogue.com
Pre-empted by publishers around the world within days of the 2016 London Book Fair, The End We Start From heralds the arrival of Megan Hunter, a dazzling and unique literary talent. Hunter’s debut is a searing original, a modern-day parable of rebirth...
Pre-empted by publishers around the world within days of the 2016 London Book Fair, The End We Start From heralds the arrival of Megan Hunter, a dazzling and unique literary talent. Hunter’s debut is a searing original, a modern-day parable of rebirth...
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Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
With the help of stunningly realistic animation, NOVA takes viewers back to the Ice Age to reveal what happened when an enormous ice dam broke, unleashing a titanic flood that swept herds of woolly mammoth and everything else into oblivion.
7) Noah
Author
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A man is given the task of rescuing the innocent before an apocalyptic flood wipes out the wicked from the world.
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Series
I survived volume 21
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Description
More than a century later, the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is still America's deadliest disaster. Lauren Tarshis's story of one child surviving the horrible event churns with page-turning action and bold hope.
The city of Galveston, Texas, was booming. Perched on an island off the southern coast of Texas, Galveston had been founded in the 1830s. By 1900, it was Texas's richest and most important city. Boats loaded up with American cotton
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Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
I survived volume 21
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"It's 1900, and Charlie feels lucky to live in Galveston, Texas. Sure, there are storms sometimes. But nobody worries about hurricanes. Even a famous weather expert says it's impossible for a strong hurricane to strike Galveston. Which is why few people worry on the morning of September 8, when a big storm starts to brew. but Charlie watches with growing horror as monster waves rise up from the sea, as the wind starts to scream. by night, much of...
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Series
Mad Scientist Academy volume 2
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"In the second book of the series, Dr. Cosmic's class of clever monsters must face down blizzards, thunderstorms, floods, and tornadoes, in this perfect blend of adventure and exploration"--
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In early September 1900, twelve-year-old Carrie of Galveston is looking forward to spending Saturday night at her friend's house, until her parents are invited to a very important party and she is forced to stay home and take care of her little brother; but a boring chore turns into a nightmare when the storm surge from the Great Hurricane hits and their house is swept off its foundation--and Carrie must think quickly and not panic if she is going...
Author
Publisher
HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Presents a narrative history of the 1889 Johnstown Flood to chronicle key events, the damage that rendered the flood one of America's worst disasters, and the pivotal contributions of key figures, from dam engineer John Parke to American Red Cross founder Clara Barton.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022
Language
Español
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Description
Hace cuatro años que Carmen y su papá migraron de Italia a Boston. La vida en esta ciudad es emocionante, pero dura. Ambos viven en un barrio superpoblado llamado North End, a la sombra de un enorme tanque de acero. El feo tanque está lleno de melaza pegajosa y tiene un salidero, pero nadie se imagina que pueda explotar e inundar las calles con una ola gigantesca de melaza. En medio de la inundación, Carmen se da cuenta de que debe luchar por...
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Celeste McHale delivers another genuine Southern story in The Sweet Smell of Magnolias and Memories. Jacey never intended to to settle down; but when the man of her dreams resurfaces, she must find out if she has the courage to finally fall in love"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Twins Will and Annalie Wallace continue to search for their missing father. As the Admiralty closes in, Will, Annalie, and their friends Essie and Pod must evade capture--and pirates--while tracking Spinner's movements around the world in their small sailboat. Following a coded list, they make contact with other former scientists living undercover, and learn disturbing information about the research their father stole and its connection to the global...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
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......
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