Eliza Rich

Escaping the Rainfield Eliza Rich

"April 12, 2003. "Beep. Beep. We interrupt your radio station to bring you this important message. The counties of... no. The states of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and southern portions of Iowa and Nebraska are in a Flood Warning."" This was no typical flood warning. With eleven states expecting three to ten inches of rain for an unprecedented number of days, the United States was in a frenzy. Families were evacuating their hometowns in hopes of locating refuge on dry land, but Hannah Davis' family thought that they could out wait the storm. When their panicked Grandmother reaches out to them, requesting help, they find themselves fighting the weather and time to rescue her. As if that wasn't enough, shortly after joining forces with two of Hannah's classmates, Adrian and Ophelia, they come face to face with a gang that wants Adrian dead. As the days go by the family grows increasingly wary whether or not they will reach their Grandmother in time. Will the Davis' be able to come together to outwit the storm and its surrounding catastrophes? Or will Hannah's affection for Adrian put her family in more danger than it is worth?