Dark Water Rising

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2006

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapters 1-6

Chapters 7-12

Chapters 13-18

Chapters 19-23

Chapters 24-29

Character Analysis

Themes

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Essay Topics

How does racial discrimination affect Josiah and Ezra and their opportunities in the text? Analyze how deeply embedded racism is in this society, even during a natural disaster in which people are supposed to be unified.

How does working with Zach change Seth’s perspective on his future? What does this say about his development as a carpenter and as an adult? Compare and contrast these two characters.

Consider the character of Papa. Is Papa a dynamic character? How does he change over the course of the novel? What might this say about the natural tragedy that occurs and his role in relation to Seth?