I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 (The Graphic Novel) by Lauren Tarshis, Karen De La Vega

I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 (The Graphic Novel) by Lauren Tarshis, Karen De La VegaA deadly and strange disaster It's been four years since Carmen and Papa moved from Italy to Boston. Life here is exciting, but not always easy. And then there's the massive metal tank that rises up over their crowded North End neighbourhood. The ugly tank, filled with sticky brown molasses, has always leaked. But nobody imagined that it could one day explode apart, sending a tsunami of molasses into the streets. Caught in the flood, Carmen must fight

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