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. |
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... night . Ranger slept near the chickens , which would otherwise be easy prey for wild animals . A rail fence to deter large wild animals wound around the outbuildings , the lot , and a garden plot , but not the house because Mother said ...
... night . Ranger slept near the chickens , which would otherwise be easy prey for wild animals . A rail fence to deter large wild animals wound around the outbuildings , the lot , and a garden plot , but not the house because Mother said ...
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... night , nor known that they could scream . The cabin logs strained against each other ; pieces of the chimney hit the ground with heavy thuds . The high - pitched cracking of tree branches and trunks rode on the roar . A far - off bell ...
... night , nor known that they could scream . The cabin logs strained against each other ; pieces of the chimney hit the ground with heavy thuds . The high - pitched cracking of tree branches and trunks rode on the roar . A far - off bell ...
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... night : Father , with Ranger walking beside him , now at the gate ; Galahad , snorting in terror , on the other side of it . Father opened the gate for Galahad to come outside , rubbed the great horse's nose , and patted his neck ...
... night : Father , with Ranger walking beside him , now at the gate ; Galahad , snorting in terror , on the other side of it . Father opened the gate for Galahad to come outside , rubbed the great horse's nose , and patted his neck ...
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