Drowned City

Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans
Written and Illustrated by Don Brown
Lexile:  GN920
Genre:  Informational, Graphic Novel
Award:  Orbis Pictus Award

This is the first graphic novel to ever win the Orbis Pictus Award.  In this book, Don Brown describes the horror that descended upon New Orleans in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina struck.  Through vivid images and text, he tells the story of those who remained behind in the city and what happened in the aftermath when there wasn't enough food, shelter, or emergency help to go around.