Queen+of+the+Falls

=[|Discussion Page]= Title: Queen of the Falls Genre: Biography Author: Chris Van Allsburg nominated by: Tabby Lown

This book is about a woman named Annie Edson Taylor. She lived in and owned a school where children learn manners in Bay City, Michigan. She was successful at first but then her classes got so small she had to shut down the school. As Annie got older she started worrying about money. She wonted to do something to make a lot of money but she did not know what. One day Annie was reading an article in the paper about Niagara Falls. Then she got a crazy idea. What if I went over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Most people thought she was crazy but it did not stop her.

The reason why I chose this book is that I like how she did not give up no matter what people said. Annie went to the barrel store and they told her that they would not make the special barrel. I also like that she shows no matter how old you are you can do anything. An example of this is when she goes over Niagara Falls. A bonus is that there are really cool pictures.