5/12/2023 0 Comments Raft People by M.L. Katz![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Overwhelmed and ill prepared, they must struggle against nature and gangs of hoodlums. This small group of neighbors decides to become Raft People to escape before their Houston suburb floods. They have to reply upon the natural talents of Liz's younger brother, Mark, a middle aged former female special forces diver named Shirley, and an eighty year old retired naval engineer. The family finds a website called "" which coordinates the efforts of ordinary people who plan to construct homemade crafts in order to float out of the disaster. You do not need to construct an actual raft to be Raft People, but you have to float. ![]() Ordinary people cannot expect to get help in time. The wealthy and well-connected rush to expensive sea habitats. The military and authorities are overwhelmed by the scope of the disaster. The suburban family, their neighbors, and billions of people all over the world are stuck between the rising seas and snarled land escape routes. But now the water keeps rising, and her mother, Leah, has bigger problems than Liz. She lives on the Texas Coastal Plain with her single mother, brilliant older brother, and socially awkward but clever younger brother. Before the Big Flood, Liz Green worried more about hiding detention notes, the activities of her rebellious friends, and mental illness than global climate change. ![]()
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