Porter, Pamela. Sky.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)

PORTER, Pamela. Sky. illus. by Mary Jane Gerber. 83p. CIP. Groundwood. 2004. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-88899-566-6. LC C2004-902839-1.

Gr 3-5--This simple tale elegantly showcases a girl's story, of triumph over adversity. Georgia Salois, 11, lives with her grandparents in 1964 Montana, near a Blackfeet Reservation. After a spring of record rainfalls, a local dam bursts and a flood completely destroys the family's house and barn. Miraculously, the girl and her grandparents escape with their lives, car, and a few meager belongings. They stay in a shelter and with Georgia's uncle until they can find a new home. While searching through the wreckage of their old homestead, …