n nb>Will the dam hold?/bn nn np>Julie Wallace has always wanted to write. Trying to escape the Great Depression, Julies father buys the Alderton Sentinel, a small-town newspaper in flood-prone Alderton, Pennsylvania, and moves his family there. As flash floods ominously increase, Julies investigative reporting uncovers secrets that could endanger the entire community./p>n np>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 Alderton Sentinel and Julie take on a more aggressive role to reform these conditions, seething tensions come to a head./p>n np>When a devastating tragedy follows a shocking revelation, Julies courage and strength are tested. Will truth and justice win, or will Julie lose everything she holds dear?/p>n