Listen and read

Step into an infinite world of stories

  • Read and listen as much as you want
  • Over 950 000 titles
  • Exclusive titles + Storytel Originals
  • Easy to cancel anytime
Try now
image.devices-Singapore 2x
Cover for Flooded: Requiem for Johnstown

Flooded: Requiem for Johnstown

Duration
3H 15min
Language
English
Format
Category

Children

Ann E. Burg explores the deep class divides and social injustice behind one of America's greatest tragedies.

* "Stunning, significant and sorrowful, Ann E. Burg's requiem melts history into prose... Highly recommended." -- School Library Journal, starred review

"Chillingly effective." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Johnstown, 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.

© 2020 Scholastic Audio Books (Audiobook): 9781338673203

Release date

Audiobook: 6 October 2020

Others also enjoyed ...

  1. When Mr. Push Came To Shove
    When Mr. Push Came To Shove Daniel Kenney
  2. The Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle Books 5-8
    The Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle Books 5-8 Bill Myers
  3. Petty Crimes
    Petty Crimes Gary Soto
  4. Tangerine
    Tangerine Edward Bloor
  5. The Backstagers and the Ghost Light
    The Backstagers and the Ghost Light Andy Mientus
  6. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer
    The Last Last-Day-of-Summer Lamar Giles
  7. The Hurricanes of Weakerville
    The Hurricanes of Weakerville Chris Rylander
  8. Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves
    Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves L. M. Elliott
  9. Children of the Stone City
    Children of the Stone City Beverley Naidoo
  10. Project Class President
    Project Class President Debbie Rigaud
  11. Meet the Daniels Sisters Audio Collection: 3 Books in 1
    Meet the Daniels Sisters Audio Collection: 3 Books in 1 Camryn Pitts
  12. Give Love
    Give Love Daniel Kenney
  13. Wildfire Run
    Wildfire Run Dee Garretson
  14. Dead Jed: Adventures of a Middle School Zombie
    Dead Jed: Adventures of a Middle School Zombie Scott Craven
  15. The Astounding Broccoli Boy
    The Astounding Broccoli Boy Frank Cottrell Boyce
  16. The Orpheus Plot
    The Orpheus Plot Christopher Swiedler
  17. A Perilous Journey of Danger and Mayhem #3: The Final Gambit
    A Perilous Journey of Danger and Mayhem #3: The Final Gambit Christopher Healy
  18. The Sugar Creek Gang Digs for Treasure
    The Sugar Creek Gang Digs for Treasure Paul Hutchens
  19. Gabe in the After
    Gabe in the After Shannon Doleski
  20. I'll Be There (And Let's Make Friendship Bracelets): A Girl's Guide to Making and Keeping Real-Life Friendships
    I'll Be There (And Let's Make Friendship Bracelets): A Girl's Guide to Making and Keeping Real-Life Friendships Amy Weatherly
  21. Dress-Up Day: All Kinds of Clothes
    Dress-Up Day: All Kinds of Clothes Lisa Bullard
  22. Detecting Volcanic Eruptions
    Detecting Volcanic Eruptions Trudi Strain Trueit
  23. An Occasionally Happy Family
    An Occasionally Happy Family Cliff Burke
  24. The Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle Books 1-4
    The Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle Books 1-4 Bill Myers
  25. Ready for Bed
    Ready for Bed Megan Borgert-Spaniol
  26. The Haunted school and other stories
    The Haunted school and other stories Nandini Nayar
  27. Thumbelina Takes Flight
    Thumbelina Takes Flight Mickey Gatz
  28. Freddy and the Ignormus
    Freddy and the Ignormus Walter R. Brooks
  29. The Wonder of Creation: 100 More Devotions About God and Science
    The Wonder of Creation: 100 More Devotions About God and Science Louie Giglio
  30. Framed
    Framed Frank Cottrell Boyce
  31. The Adventurers and the Cursed Castle
    The Adventurers and the Cursed Castle Jemma Hatt
  32. Millions
    Millions Frank Cottrell Boyce
  33. A Study in Victory Red
    A Study in Victory Red Allison Osborne
  34. Hometown Homicide
    Hometown Homicide C.K. Crigger
  35. The Little Locksmith: A Memoir
    The Little Locksmith: A Memoir Katharine Butler Hathaway
  36. I Am: 40 Bible Stories, Devotions, and Prayers About the Names of God
    I Am: 40 Bible Stories, Devotions, and Prayers About the Names of God Diane M. Stortz
  37. Odette's Swan Song
    Odette's Swan Song Mickey Gatz
  38. A Stitch in Time
    A Stitch in Time Penelope Lively
  39. The Road Leads Home
    The Road Leads Home Terry R Barca
  40. After the Evil: The Jake Roberts Series
    After the Evil: The Jake Roberts Series Cary Allen Stone
  41. Port Starbird: A Storm Ketchum Adventure
    Port Starbird: A Storm Ketchum Adventure Garrett Dennis
  42. Come and Eat: A Celebration of Love and Grace Around the Everyday Table
    Come and Eat: A Celebration of Love and Grace Around the Everyday Table Bri McKoy
  43. Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
    Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Conan Doyle
  44. Lying in Judgment
    Lying in Judgment Gary Corbin
  45. A Two Reel Murder
    A Two Reel Murder Larry Names
  46. Devotions for the Man in the Mirror: 75 Readings to Cultivate a Deeper Walk with Christ
    Devotions for the Man in the Mirror: 75 Readings to Cultivate a Deeper Walk with Christ Patrick Morley

Features:

  • Over 950 000 titles

  • Kids Mode (child safe environment)

  • Download books for offline access

  • Cancel anytime

Most popular

Unlimited

For those who want to listen and read without limits.

S$12.98 /month
3 days for free
  • 1 account

  • Unlimited Access

  • Unlimited listening

  • Cancel anytime

Try now

Unlimited Bi-yearly

For those who want to listen and read without limits.

S$69 /6 months
14 days for free
Save 11%
  • 1 account

  • Unlimited Access

  • Unlimited listening

  • Cancel anytime

Try now

Unlimited Yearly

For those who want to listen and read without limits.

S$119 /year
14 days for free
Save 24%
  • 1 account

  • Unlimited Access

  • Unlimited listening

  • Cancel anytime

Try now

Family

For those who want to share stories with family and friends.

From S$14.90/month
  • 2-3 accounts

  • Unlimited Access

  • Unlimited listening

  • Cancel anytime

2 accounts

S$14.90 /month
Try now