Drowned City
Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans: a Graphic Novel
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · August 1, 2017
Sibert Honor Medalist · Kirkus’ Best of 2015 list · School Library Journal Best of 2015 · Publishers Weekly’s Best of 2015 list · Horn Book Fanfare Book · 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.
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- Who it’s for
- A graphic narrative brings Katrina’s devastation—and the courage and failures around it—into sharp focus.
- Themes
- Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, Heroism and courage, Racism and institutional failure
- Pacing
- Fast
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Sibert Honor Medalist · Kirkus’ Best of 2015 list · School Library Journal Best of 2015 · Publishers Weekly’s Best of 2015 list · Horn Book Fanfare Book · 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.
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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.
History in Motion
A graphic narrative brings Katrina’s devastation—and the courage and failures around it—into sharp focus.
Come here for
- A vivid account of a historic disaster and its human cost
- The uneasy tangle of heroism, racism, and incompetence
Expect
- Kinetic art paired with an as-it-happens narrative
- A sober, unsparing look at tragedy and triumph
Where it sits
| Disasters & Catastrophes for Teens | 74% |
|---|---|
| Graphic History | 51% |
| Modern History for Teens | 48% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Biographies
- History
- Modern History for Teens
- United States for Teens
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- Science & Nature for Teens
- Disasters & Catastrophes for Teens
- Authors
- Don Brown
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- August 1, 2017
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath · Heroism and courage · Racism and institutional failure
- Reading lane
- Biographies