When the rain came down and the water rose up . . .
thousands fled but many couldn’t leave.
a community came together.
hope grew from heartache.
When the rain stopped, volunteers helped families get to safety. The sun rose and workers helped clear debris,
provided food, and rebuilt houses. Neighbours encouraged each other, and slowly, joy, healing, and music found its way back into the city.
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Leslie Helakoski grew up in south Louisiana. She is the author of Big Chickens (Puffin Books; the Michigan Reads picture book for 2007, Great Lakes Great Books Award and a GLBA finalist) and Woolbur (HarperCollins; a Book Sense pick for 2008, Florida Reading Association Honor Book and nominee for state book awards in nine states). Her o
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