Flood

The book Flood is a sequel to the book Virus. Both are by the same author, Diane Hoh and both deal with the same characters, albeit in a different kind of dilemma.

Diane Hoh creates tension in the first sentence of the novel, Flood. The sentence reads "The water rose higher...and higher." This immediately lets the assures the readers that the devastation of this book will be a flood and not a virus like the first one was. The beginning of the book focuses on Kate, who is currently working in a library. She is awaking from a nap as the constant rain tapping on the windows and surfaces caused her to become drowsy. She had not even noticed that she'd fallen asleep apparently as it took her awhile to remember where she was. The author also makes use of personification to show how fearsome the water is. After Kate wakes up from her nap, she starts to get scared by the constant rainfall which is described as being "stubborn, so persistent, climbing even higher.

Flood Part 2

Diane Hoh, author of Virus and Flood describes the levels of intensity of rainfall in order for readers to better understand the seriousness of the matter. The rain started at11:23 in September. When it started, it was a pleasant, refreshing autumn shower. The following day however, the rain became more violent as if "throwing a temper tantrum." After this change in rain pattern, the wind also started to grow hostile, tearing off the limbs of trees. The skies also turned an ominous black color. After all of this happened, the rain become a strong deluge, flooding all the streets, lakes, and rivers. This, in turn causes a lot of accidents for drivers which is one of the main causes for the overflow of patients for the hospital. The other cause is the disease, cholera which is located in the rainfall.

Med Center Part 4

So I kind of forgot to mention some essential characters. Callie and Tina. You could say that Callie and Tina are the rivals of Susannah and Abby as neither works at Med Center and there seems to be some heated tension between the two groups of friends. Jeremy Barlow is also introduced as a wealthy genius who quit high school in his sophomore year for some unknown reason. Although, he is best friends with Callie and Tina, he is still romantically interested in Susannah but she just rejects him every time.

Tina is one of the first victims of this virus and is the first to be pit into a coma by it. Susannah and Will know that Tina is good friends with Jeremy and Callie but they can't reveal any information as that info is confidential to those outside the hospital. Susannah finds it hard to keep the truth from Jeremy as his questions get more and more worrying.

Med Center Part 3

Tensions rise as Abby's little brother starts to have similar symptoms to those that have the mystery virus. This causes Susannah, Abby, and Abby's mother to panic. However, Abby's brother is taken to the doctor and ironically, he actually has the flu instead of the mystery virus.

However, Susannah's brother Sam starts to get sick. Sam has never been sick in his life so he immediately dismisses this possibility when he starts getting terrible headaches, thinking aspirin would fix it. Not only has Sam never been sick, he is also seen as the superstar of Grant, Massachusetts as he is incredibly athletic and very smart as well. When he is dancing at a club, his face starts to redden, his movements become erratic, and he starts a series of violent coughing. He still believes himself to be ok until he passes out on the ground. Afterward, Susannah and will call an ambulance to take him to Med Center as he is diagnosed with the exact same mystery disease that is plaguing the town.

Why We Can't Wait Part 2

I am on the second chapter of Why We Can't Wait. Dr. King states that the streets have become a battlefield. The Negroes have decided that enough is enough and the time to make a stand is now. Dr. King compares this current moment to the French Revolution where the battlefield is so very quiet before the planned attack. His main comparison though is the submerged social group, wanting justice for their cause, and creating a powerful uprising that shook the base of the enemy group. He compares the entire African American race to the submerged social group as their situations are parallel with them being the undermined group.

Med Center Part 2

As the book goes on, more characters appear. A genius, calm doctor who Susannah admires is introduced,( he's the love interest of course) along with Susannah's best friend Abby. Susannah likes Abby's family more as even though they are of the middle class, their family interacts much more than Susannah's does. In fact, Susannah considers herself part of Abby's family and vice versa.

Anyway an unknown virus starts to cause people to fall ill. When Med Center gets their first case they notice that some of the symptoms are similar to the flu so they just leave it at that. However as more and more people are brought in with the exact same symptoms, they realize they have an epidemic on their hands and they have no idea how to cure this mysterious disease.

Med Center

This new book I'm reading has 2 parts, Virus and Flood. I am currently reading Virus, since the name sounds cooler than Flood.

So this story takes place in Grant, Massachusetts. The story starts off by introducing a teenager named Susannah Grant. It is revealed that the town is named Grant as her ancestors founded the settlement. Because of this, her family is very well known and very wealthy. Despite all the wealth, Susannah hates her family as they are never able to talk since her mother is always ill and her father is always working. Her reputation as being the daughter of the wealthiest family in town has also ruined her relationship life as men would be fearful when they heard her last name. That is another reason as to why she hates her wealthy life. To try and live a normal life, she volunteers at a hospital called the Med Center and makes friends there who don't care about her background or wealth.