<DIV><DIV><B>A poignant coming-of-age novel set during the Galveston Storm of 1900</B></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV><DIV><I>I looked south toward the gulf, trying to keep an eye on the stalking sea. Wild waves rose up like a great hand and wrenched loose the Pagoda's long staircase, sending planks tumbling through the air. With horror I watched the end of one twin building sway and dip into the surf.</I></DIV><I><DIV><BR>I yelled at Josiah, but my words disappeared on the wind. I grabbed his arm, pointed, and we stood together, shoulder to shoulder, mouths gaping, watching the impossible.</DIV><DIV><BR>Like a wounded Goliath, the great bathhouse shuddered, folded in on its long legs, and collapsed into the sea. </DIV><DIV></I> </DIV></DIV><DIV><DIV><I>Galveston, Texas, may be the booming city of the twentieth century, but to Seth it is the end of a dream. He wants to be a carpenter like his father, but the family has moved so Seth can become a doctor.</I></DIV><DIV><BR>Just as things begin to look up for Seth, a storm warning is raised one sweltering afternoon. A north wind always brings change, but no one could have imagined anything like this.</DIV><DIV><BR>The acclaimed author of <I>The Truth About Sparrows</I> has crafted an unforgettable story set during the Galveston Storm of 1900.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV><DIV><I>Dark Water Rising</I> is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>