The Vanishing of Lake Peigneur: A Graphic Novel Based on a True Story

The Vanishing of Lake Peigneur: A Graphic Novel Based on a True Story - Hardcover

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The Vanishing of Lake Peigneur: A Graphic Novel Based on a True Story - Hardcover

The Vanishing of Lake Peigneur: A Graphic Novel Based on a True Story - Hardcover

by Allan Wolf
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"A riveting page-turner that will have readers eager to learn more about the topic." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

The strange, true tale of a Louisiana lake that vanished--taking with it every fish below and every boat and barge above--told in a gripping and accessible graphic format.

Home to catfish and crawdads, shrimp and spoonbills, even a gator or two, Lake Peigneur--pronounced "your pain," only backward--bustles also with human life. Each day, the bean-shaped freshwater lake and its shores hum with folks going about their work: a devoted gardener's apprentice and his dogs, fishermen, oilmen drilling at Well P-20, and the fifty-one miners employed by the Diamond Crystal Salt Mines. For most, November 20, 1980, began as "just another day on the lake." But as the lake itself reflects, humans had, over time, left behind a honeycomb of salt highways deep beneath its surface, and water and salt mix all too well. Bracing, suspenseful, and packed with dramatic illustrations and dense end matter, this story of a catastrophic accident--narrated with the homespun voice of a "tall" tale, but true nonetheless--will amaze science and history buffs alike.
ISBN9781536217438
Author Allan Wolf
PublisherCandlewick Press (MA)
GenreChildren, History, and Comics & graphic novels
FormatHardcover
PublishedOctober 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages176
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids and Teens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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The Vanishing of Lake Peigneur: A Graphic Novel Based on a True Story - Hardcover

The Vanishing of Lake Peigneur: A Graphic Novel Based on a True Story - Hardcover

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About Allan Wolf

Allan Wolf is the author of several picture books, poetry books, and young adult novels, including Junius Leak and the Vortex of Doom, The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices from the Donner Party, The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic, Who Killed Christopher Goodman?, and Zane's Trace. Allan Wolf lives in Roanoke, Virginia.

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