When the River Ran BackwardCarolrhoda Books ®, 2013 M08 1 - 184 pages Fifteen-year-old Laurel Mawston has just moved to the Mississippi River town of New Madrid with her parents and brother when disaster strikes. A series of terrible earthquakes devastate New Madrid and the land around it, tearing up trees and altering rivers, wrecking houses, and injuring or killing people and animals. Laurel and her family find themselves living outdoors, working to save their animals and their home. Through weeks of hardship, Laurel discovers that challenges can bring people together in unexpected ways. Join Laurel as she relates this exciting and touching story of adventure, newfound love, and courage during a little-known episode of American history. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 23
Page
Emily Crofford. S. PROLOGUE. tanding in the yard beside their log house , Laurel looked at the starred December sky , quickly located the comet , and shivered -but from fear rather than the cold . From the time eight years ago , in 1803 ...
Emily Crofford. S. PROLOGUE. tanding in the yard beside their log house , Laurel looked at the starred December sky , quickly located the comet , and shivered -but from fear rather than the cold . From the time eight years ago , in 1803 ...
Page
... looked around their home , warmed by the hearth fire that added its glow to the light from an oil lamp . It looked ... Laurel laughed . Jed was not much of a reader , but he did love a story , and she could tell a fair story . " I ...
... looked around their home , warmed by the hearth fire that added its glow to the light from an oil lamp . It looked ... Laurel laughed . Jed was not much of a reader , but he did love a story , and she could tell a fair story . " I ...
Page
... looking up from the rifle gun he was oiling and , Laurel knew , studying . He didn't measure the powder into a horn each time he loaded . He put the ball and the right amount of powder into paper packets he folded together himself . He ...
... looking up from the rifle gun he was oiling and , Laurel knew , studying . He didn't measure the powder into a horn each time he loaded . He put the ball and the right amount of powder into paper packets he folded together himself . He ...
Page
... Laurel said . " You're sure , Jed , that your friend will send word the minute it's sighted upriver ? " " I'm sure ... looked at her with those dark eyes and said that he was pleased to meet her . Ranger whined outside the door ...
... Laurel said . " You're sure , Jed , that your friend will send word the minute it's sighted upriver ? " " I'm sure ... looked at her with those dark eyes and said that he was pleased to meet her . Ranger whined outside the door ...
Page
... looked up as Father came back inside , set the gun in its corner , and removed his jacket . “ I saw nothing and ... Laurel knew was a warning to Jed to mind his tongue , Father said , " Nor did I sense the presence of person or ...
... looked up as Father came back inside , set the gun in its corner , and removed his jacket . “ I saw nothing and ... Laurel knew was a warning to Jed to mind his tongue , Father said , " Nor did I sense the presence of person or ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
animals asked beneath blanket boats breath brood sow Captain Roosevelt Catherine LaBrix CHAPTER Chickasaws chickens cocklebur cold comet cove December December 15 Dolly earth shook earthquakes eISBN Emily Crofford eyes face Father and Jed fell fence fire flatboats Galahad gate glow go into town gone ground hands and knees harelip Jed's Jedidiah keelboat Kentucky laughed Laurel and Jed Laurel knew Laurel looked Laurel realized Laurel thought Laurel's heart Little Prairie loft Louisiana Territory Madrid County Mawston Miss LaBrix Mississippi Mississippi Territory morning Mother and Father moved mule Natchez night nodded Ohio River opened Orleans petticoat Pretty Girl pulled quakes rabbit hunting Ranger Reverend Stewart road roar Roberto de Vega Samson and Pretty screamed shaking shawl shook her head sighed silent skunk sleep smell Smoke springhouse stay steamboat stood stopped sulfur talk tears thunder took trees trembling turned undergarments voice wagon waited walked woods yard