For 16-year-old Klara, a devastating flood reveals a dark family secret. It is February 1953 in the Netherlands and Klara is expected to marry the son of a prominent farmer. In this small island community, steeped in tradition, the Church controls the lives of its citizens but Klara longs to escape for adventure on far away shores.

When a spring tide merges with a brutal northwestern storm it causes the dikes to breach, unleashing death and destruction that will expose a dark family secret. (From Ronsdale)

When the Dikes Breached is for ages 12 and up.

Martha Attema is an Ontario author of books for young readers.