ee ac This one bray the story of an unforgettable experience for this story boy and his family. Where and when does Queens}, take place? In the small town of Roma in brought \nd, Australia, In 2010, heavy rain in the area The floo, \he worst floods in over one hundred years, and tho,\s caused millions of dollars worth of damage Nid of people had to evacuate their homes. Who was this boy? Twelve-year-old Jack Osbourne. lived in Roma with his mom and dad and two inger sisters. They moved there in March 2010. In eptember of the same year, Jack’s dad was driving the fomily home after visiting some friends. Everybody ‘was happy, and they were laughing and singing some of their favorite songs. . y’ Be ee a eenncemeesemenmeemensnenenmeeedbasAs they were driving down the long, winding road, it The storm continued. When Jack looked out of the started to rain. The sky was dark, and they soon realized J window, he could see that tiny streams now looked like huge that they were heading into a thianderstorm. Raindrops fivers. The fields looked like lakes, and cows were standing Qs big as stones crashed against tlhe hood of the car. Jack’ nder trees for shelter. Jack's dad slowed the car down to younger sisters were not laughing anymore. They began MJ {wenty miles per hour, and Jack wished he was at home. to feel nervous, but their mom tod them not to worry. =f 44 [winding aaThe car went around a bend and sudder was a loud crash, Part of the road collapsed, and the car started to sink, It was sinking into a deep pool of tened. They started crying v hundirse What did Jack do? As the water rose, he stayed Im. He quickly released his sisters’ seatbell father managed to open a window and climb out e car. Jack passed his younger sister Erin to his fer in the front. There was a creak as the car began sink further under water, but he did not panic.Jack's mom quickly passed Erin through the open window, and his dad took his sister to safety, At the Finally, Jack pulled himself to the front of the car. same time, Jack helped his other sister, Libby, to the He had to swim between the front seats and out of the front, He knew he did not have a moment to lose. is mother followed him just as the vehicle The water was now as high as Jack’s neck. The rain was pouring down around the car, and his mom was Screaming at him to hurry. [pow down vanarin)