Rising Water

by P.J. Petersen

Book Overview

After days of heavy rain overwhelm the levies, three teenaged volunteers from a local animal center set out in a rowboat to check on a displaced elderly resident's dog. Their errand of mercy turns... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689841485
• ISBN13: 9780689841484
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

rising water

Rising Water is about a car thief that isn't the sort of person you'd expect to find helping out an animal shelter. But to make up for his crime, Kevin is sent to help Tracy and her brother, Luke- and none of them knows what to expect. When heavy winter rains cause the town's levee to break, the teenagers are forced to skip orientation and help with the rescue effort. Within moment they're in a powerboat pack with sandwiches and supplies and out on the water. Their mission runs smoothly until armed thieves, caught in the act of stealing from a flood home, kidnapped Luke. In a heartbeat, the rescue effort turns toward Tracy's brother- and unless she and Kevin can band together, there's no way for survival.

Rising Water by Jordan in Ms. Corners class

"Rising Water" is about three kids whose names are Tracy, Luke, and Kevin. Although these 3 teenagers are very normal they will experience something different from most other kids. It began one day in the animal shelter during a flooding rainstorm when a lady came to the shelter and asked Luke to take his boat out to her house and feed her dog who was trapped at the house because of the flood and if he did this she would reward him with money for the animal shelter. So out of common courtesy he accepted the offer and all three of them went to her house in the gut-wrenching weather experiencing many fun and different things on the way. After they fed the lady's dog and began their journey back to the non-flooded land. They fortunetally managed to catch 2 burglars in the act of steeling some family's stuff from their house. After trying to stop them Luke was kidnapped and held hostage after being beatin by the burglars. Now its up to Tracy and Kevin to save Luke. But,should Tracy and Kevin leave to go and get help or try and fight the kidnappers/burglars on there own? Read the book and find out what happens in the end.

Rising Water

This book is fabulos. There are theree teenagers trying ti save the day and trying to succed. They do both. They succed and they save the day. All of the sudden the see two theifs taking an older mans belongings when there was a flood. The flood was in a little town. all of the houses were a mess. They all had ankle deep water in them. You will not want to put this book down you will read page after page and by the time you know it,you are done with the book.

Rising Water by P.J Petersen

I really liked this book. It tokk me a while to get into it but once i got to the 3rd chapter i was hooked like i fish! This book will really keep you in suspense through most of it. Let me give you a hint... dont stop reading it after the first couple chapters.. just give it sometime and it gets really good!

rescue operation gone wrong

When Kevin steals a car, instead of going to juvenile hall, he gets work in an animal shelter along with two volunteers, Tracy and her brother Luke. Tracy and Kevin clash immediately, and the book alternates between them, showing both points of view. The whole book except the last chapter takes place on one day, when a huge rainstorm causes a flood. When the owner of one of the houses in the flooded area asks the kids to set up an automatic feeder for her stranded dog, what starts as a simple mission turns into a crazy day-long nightmare. The three kids set out Luke's boat and end up rescuing a woman's most prized possessions, a fox, and a man stuck in his house. And when they finally get to the first woman's house, they find burglars in it. There are two stories in this book - how the kids manage to escape the burglars, and how Tracy and Kevin learn more about each other and become - almost friends. A dramatic and scary adventure story, and a friendship story, going on at the same time. This is a great book, and I really enjoyed it.