Three rivers rising : a novel of the Johnstown flood / Jame Richards.
by Richards, Jame.
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BookPublisher: New York : Knopf, c2010Edition: 1st ed.Description: 293 p. : maps ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0375858857.Subject(s): Floods -- Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.) -- Fiction | Social classes -- Fiction | Pennsylvania -- History -- Fiction | Historical fictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction.DDC classification: [Fic] Summary: Sixteen-year-old Celestia is a wealthy member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, where she meets and falls in love with Peter, a hired hand who lives in the valley below, and by the time of the torrential rains that lead to the disastrous Johnstown flood of 1889, she has been disowned by her family and is staying with him in Johnstown. Includes an author's note and historical timeline.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-291).
School Library Journal starred, April 2010
Publisher's Weekly, March 2010
Booklist, April 2010
Kirkus Starred, March 2010
Horn Book, October 2010
Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2010
Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2010
Library Media Connection, August 2010
Sixteen-year-old Celestia is a wealthy member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, where she meets and falls in love with Peter, a hired hand who lives in the valley below, and by the time of the torrential rains that lead to the disastrous Johnstown flood of 1889, she has been disowned by her family and is staying with him in Johnstown. Includes an author's note and historical timeline.
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