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  • Dark Water Rising

  • By: Marian Hale
  • Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
  • Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (95 ratings)

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Dark Water Rising

By: Marian Hale
Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
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You'd think every dang person from Lampasas to Houston wanted to go to Galveston this hot August day. Everyone but Seth.

Galveston, Texas, may be the booming city of the brand-new twentieth century, filled with opportunities for all, but to Seth it is the end of a dream. He longs to be a carpenter like his father, yet Papa has moved the family to Galveston so that Seth can become a doctor. Still, the last few weeks of summer might not be so bad. Seth has landed his first real job as a builder, and there's that girl across the street, the one with the sun-bright hair. Things seem to be looking up - until a storm warning is raised one sweltering afternoon.

They say a north wind always brings change, but no one could ever have imagined this. Set during the Galveston Storm of 1900, this is an unforgettable story of survival in the face of natural disaster.

©2006 Marian Hale (P)2007 Listening Library
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Worth the listen!

Well read. Well written and very moving! If you like historical fiction, this one will get you.

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It was one of the best books I have ever read

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I Think it was smartly written and was perfectly planned out Thank-you

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Preference from a current 7th grader

I love this book the thing that bothers me is that there is no ending not to spoil the book but the last sentence is "i glanced at him, still full of questions, and saw nothing but answers in his face." It doesn't mean a lot. But overall the book is amazing it builds suspense and i love that. I think everyone who reads this is going to learn so much!

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It was alright, but kind of boring

I had to read this book for my English class, so I got the audiobook to listen to and help me focus. We read like 10 chapters a week, which is probably why it felt so long winded. But I just think the pacing isn’t great and some of the chapters really just feel like filler. But if you like long detailed historical fiction, you’d probably enjoy it more. The narration, however, was excellent and made the book better in my opinion. Not to spoil anything, but I also quite enjoy the romance elements, though very few.

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It was ok

Just didn’t get my attention it was not interesting to me
It could have been more exciting.

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