Julie

Julie

<b>*A <i>New York Times</i> bestseller*</b><br /><br />-------------------------------<br /><br /><b>Will the dam hold?</b><br /><br />Julie Wallace has always wanted to write. Trying to escape the Great Depression, Julie’s father buys the <i>Alderton Sentinel</i>, a small-town newspaper in flood-prone Alderton, Pennsylvania, and moves his family there. As flash floods ominously increase, Julie’s investigative reporting uncovers secrets that could endanger the entire community.<br /><br />Julie, the newspaper, and her family are thrown into a perilous standoff with the owners of the steel mills as they investigate the conditions of the immigrant laborers. As the <i>Alderton Sentinel</i> and Julie take on a more aggressive role to reform these conditions, seething tensions come to a head.<br /><br />When a devastating tragedy follows a shocking revelation, Julie’s courage and strength are tested. Will truth and justice win, or will Julie lose everything she holds dear?