Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans by Don Brown
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans Bibliography Brown, Don. (2015). Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 9780544157774 Plot Summary This graphic novel tells the tragic story of how Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005. It shows how the city was unprepared for a disaster of this caliber and that the levees that failed were supposed to be able to withstand the amount of water that the storm surge brought. Brown illustrates the toxic flood waters, the crowds at the Superdome and convention center, the heroic efforts of rescuers, and the desperation of the survivors who are trying to stay alive in filthy, hot living conditions with no food or water. Critical Analysis Brown does an amazing job of portraying the tragedy of Katrina in his illustrations. The dark colors evoke sadness and chaos, and he shows death without being graphic...