Promises in the Attic by Elizabeth Hamilton Friermood

Wow, how appropriate to be writing a review of a book about a flood when it's raining cats and dogs here and the creeks and rivers are at flood stage.  I can easily imagine a young girl and her grandfather trapped in their attic for three days, listening to the pounding rain on the roof.  The Miami river has flooded the city of Dayton, Ohio and those who did not evacuate are trapped in their homes while the flood waters rise.  Friermood manages to weave together an engrossing story of the flood and the development of a wannabe journalist. 226 pages.