Safe As Houses

"We were safe as houses."

Safe as Houses is a novel by Eric Walters based on Hurricane Hazel. On the fateful day of October 5, 1954, Hurricane Hazel started to develop and ultimately made land on the morning of October 15. Now you can ultimately take the journey of Hurricane Hazel: the terror, fear, and cold. Yet without terror, there is no safety and without fear there is no peace. Without failure there is no victory. Without regret, there is no gain.

The main characters in this story are Lizzie Hardy, the babysitter, David McBride, the prolonged trouble maker, and Suzie McBride, the sweet helpless, sweet little girl. The story begins as Lizzie walks the children through the pouring rain back to their home. However, they quickly realize that this is not just a regular rainstorm. The river is swelling up so fast that it is reaching their house. The children's parents call to say that they are having trouble coming home and that the roads are flooded. The lights go out and the phone is dead soon after. By the time Suzie is asleep, the flood water has invaded the house and is rising very fast. They take to the roof for safety.

Safe as Houses is an amazing and haunting novel of the adventure of the three children during Hurricane Hazel. Will they make it out together? Will their parents make it? Will they make it?

***I give this book a 7.9 out of 10...***