Project Gutenberg 2007-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 51 Leslie, Lawrence J. Afloat on the Flood E-text prepared by Al Haines "Afloat on the Flood" by Lawrence J. Leslie is a children's adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in the fictional town of Carson, where a group of friends faces the dire consequences of an overflowing river during a spring storm. The narrative follows characters named Max, Steve, Bandy-legs, and Toby as they respond to the flooding by helping those in need, and it captures themes of heroism, friendship, and adventure. The opening of the book introduces a tense atmosphere as the boys learn about the Evergreen River's unprecedented flood levels and the panic it has caused within their community. The boys quickly decide to lend a helping hand, moving a widow's belongings to safety as the water rises around them. They encounter several challenges, including dealing with local bullies at a candy store and managing the precarious bridge under which they ultimately find themselves when it collapses. Their story promises to be filled with perilous adventures that test their bravery and camaraderie amidst the chaos of natural disaster. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Floods -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 282202 278651 2024-09-09T08:20:42.362928 2023-09-09T10:42:11.288255 text/html text/html 275249 2007-04-14T10:38:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 166283 2021-01-02T15:56:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 213507 2024-09-09T08:20:48.179890 application/epub+zip 218465 2024-09-09T08:20:43.985938 application/epub+zip 149888 2024-09-09T08:20:43.041943 application/epub+zip 352059 2024-09-09T08:20:51.170911 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339511 2024-09-09T08:20:47.332900 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270736 2022-09-10T05:41:10.853210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254482 254471 2024-09-09T08:20:41.726941 2023-09-09T10:42:10.696251 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 254308 2021-01-02T15:56:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 96066 2021-01-02T15:56:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17435 2024-09-09T08:20:51.307885 application/rdf+xml 12309 2024-09-09T08:20:43.389935 image/jpeg 3250 2024-09-09T08:20:43.218918 image/jpeg 209096 2024-09-09T08:20:42.389930 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog