Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans (Ala Notable Children's Books. Older Readers)

Sibert Honor Medalist ˆ Kirkus€ Best of 2015 list ˆ School Library Journal Best of 2015 ˆ Publishers Weekly€s Best of 2015 list ˆ Horn Book Fanfare Book ˆ Booklist Editor's Choice

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina's monstrous winds and surging water overwhelmed the protective levees around low-lying New Orleans, Louisiana. Eighty percent of the city flooded, in some places under twenty feet of water. Property damages across the Gulf Coast topped $100 billion. One thousand eight hundred and thirty-three people lost their lives. The riveting tale of this historic storm and the drowning of an American city is one of selflessness, heroism, and courage€"and also of incompetence, racism, and criminality.
        Don Brown€s kinetic art and as-it-happens narrative capture both the tragedy and triumph of one of the worst natural disasters in American history. A portion of the proceeds from this book has been donated to Habitat for Humanity New Orleans.