Storm

Storm by Donna Jo Napoli, 350 pages

This is the story of Noah’s Ark, told from the perspective of Sebah, a girl who managed to stowaway on the ark.  Sebah watched her brothers get swept away by the storm.  Unable to get back home, she met up with a young man who promised to help her.  They managed to create a raft and lived as husband and wife.  When they encountered the ark, the boy was too weak to climb the rope to get on the ark, but made Sebah promise to live.  Sebah managed to get on the ark but then had to hide for several months, so Noah’s family wouldn’t find her because she was afraid they would throw her off.  This was a really good story that I enjoyed a lot.  Teens who like historical fiction will probably like it.