Blacksburg native son is back with another fantastic book for kids - and this time it's a graphic novel!
This is the strange, true tale of a Louisiana lake that vanished—taking with it every fish below and every boat and barge above.
Home to catfish and crawdads, shrimp and spoonbills, even a gator or two, Lake Peigneur—pronounced “your pain,” only backward—bustles also with human life. Each day, the bean-shaped freshwater lake and its shores hum with folks going about their work: a devoted gardener’s apprentice and his dogs, fishermen, oilmen drilling at Well P-20, and the fifty-one miners employed by the Diamond Crystal Salt Mines. For most, November 20, 1980, began as “just another day on the lake.” But as the lake itself reflects, humans had, over time, left behind a honeycomb of salt highways deep beneath its surface, and water and salt mix all too well.
Bracing, suspenseful, and packed with dramatic illustrations and dense end matter, this story of a catastrophic accident—narrated with the homespun voice of a “tall” tale, but true nonetheless—will amaze science and history buffs alike.
As always, this event is free and open to everyone, and there's plenty of parking around back!
You may also like the following events from Blacksburg Books:
Also check out other
Arts events in Blacksburg,
Kids events & activities in Blacksburg,
Literary Art events in Blacksburg.
