&quot;Afloat on the Flood&quot; is a classic children&#39;s adventure written by Lawrence J. Leslie.<br /><br />Excerpt:<br />&quot;What&#39;s the latest weather report down at the post office, Max?&quot;<br />&quot;More rain coming, they say, and everybody is as gloomy as a funeral.&quot;<br />&quot;My stars! the poor old town of Carson is getting a heavy dose this spring, for a fact; nothing but rain, rain, and then some more rain.&quot;<br />&quot;Never was anything to beat it, Bandy-legs, and they say even the oldest inhabitant can&#39;t remember when the Evergreen River was at a higher stage than it is right now.&quot;