Dark Water Rising, Marian Hale
Dark Water Rising, Marian Hale
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Dark Water Rising

Author: Marian Hale

Narrator: Stephen Hoye

Unabridged: 5 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/26/2007


Synopsis

You’d think every dang person from Lampasas to Houston wanted to go to Galveston this hot August day. Everyone but Seth.

Galveston, Texas, may be the booming city of the brand-new twentieth century, filled with opportunites for all, but to Seth it is the end of a dream. He longs to be a carpenter like his father, yet Papa has moved the family to Galveston so that Seth can become a doctor. Still, the last few weeks of summer might not be so bad. Seth has landed his first real job as a builder, and there’s that girl across the street, the one with the sun-bright hair. Things seem to be looking up . . . until a storm warning is raised one sweltering afternoon.

They say a north wind always brings change, but no one could ever have imagined this. Set during the Galveston Storm of 1900, this is an unforgettable story of survival in the face of natural disaster.

About The Author

Marian Hale is a highly praised author of young adult historical novels. Hale's books include The Truth About Sparrows, Dark Water Rising, and The Goodbye Season. Kirkus Reviews called Dark Water Rising "as exciting as the best action and disaster movies." She lives with her family in Texas.Stephen Hoye has worked as a professional actor in London and Los Angeles for more than 30 years. Trained at Boston University and The Guildhall in London, he has appeared in several feature films, television series, and on stage in London’s West End.


Reviews

What a wonderful, historical account of the Hurricane of Galveston, Texas back in 1900. Though the main character's story is fictional, what happened to the town and its people are true. Beautifully written, it will move you to tears. The book is told and seen through the eyes of a teenage boy. A bo......more

Goodreads review by Andrea

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Goodreads review by Ruth

When I finally closed the book, I paused and said out loud, "Wow. Intense." Because it was. It dealt with an intense event in history and helped the reader feel a little bit of that. Part of me felt disappointed because I felt that Hale treated the reader like the adults/teenagers treated the childre......more

Personally out of Good, bad, and ugly, it was pretty ugly and if you are wondering why i’m using good and bad and ugly it’s what we had to do in this place called school which i go to die everyday and since it was for school i did not like it. I WANTED JUST ONE KISS BETWEEN ELLA ROSE AND SETH THE BO......more