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The Unexpected Voyage

Story Stats

Rating: 4
Grade Level: 3, 4, 5
Page count: 18

Author

Harriet
Burandt

Appeared in

Tales from the Homeplace

Story Summary

Young Lucy Hutto is visiting her aunt across the river when the hurricane hits. Rising waters take down the house and leave Lucy and her aunt clinging to a door afloat in the pitch black night.