This winter was snowy, this spring brought a terrible blizzard, and now
the river is rising.
Sandbags don't stop it, the dikes don't stop it, and late one night sirens warn everyone to evacuate. A girl and her family don't expect to be gone more than a couple of days, so they leave their cat and race for shelter with only a suitcase each. But as days stretch into weeks they worry: Is the cat safe? Will they have a home to return to? And how will their lives be changed?
In searing, personal poems, Jane Kurtz explores what it's like to struggle through a flood and pull your life together afterward. Inspired by Kurtz's own flood experience, this tale is realistic and unforgettable. Not just a moving story of one girl's courage, River Friendly, River Wild is a tribute to everyone who's ever faced great loss.
- ISBN10 1416934871
- ISBN13 9781416934875
- Publish Date 1 March 2007 (first published 1 April 2000)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Aladdin Paperbacks
- Edition Reprint ed.
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 40
- Language English