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A review by jengennari
Flooded: Requiem for Johnstown by Ann E. Burg
5.0
Burg has done it again -- this time, with multiple voices, in the days before and after a dam gives way and floods the working class community of Johnstown, PA in May 1889. She brings us into the hearts of Gertrude, Willie, and Joe, their lives and hopes, and what is lost. She interweaves themes of class and the American Dream, in a time of great inequality.
Craft note: I also read this as an example of how to tell multiple voice stories, using primary resources and basing the characters on real people. Excellent author's note explaining her plotting decisions.
Craft note: I also read this as an example of how to tell multiple voice stories, using primary resources and basing the characters on real people. Excellent author's note explaining her plotting decisions.