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Queen of the Falls

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Queen Of The Falls
AuthorChris Van Allsburg
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Books for Children
Publication date
2011
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages40
ISBN978-0-547-31581-2
Preceded byProbuditi! 
Followed byThe Misadventures of Sweetie Pie 

Queen of the Falls is a 2011 novel written by children's writer Chris Van Allsburg.

Plot summary

Queen of the Falls is about a 62-year-old woman named Annie Edson Taylor who remembers getting closer and closer to Niagara Falls with her father, entranced by the sight and sound of the water. Finally, as a 62-year-old, she goes over the falls in a wooden barrel, seeking fortune and fame.

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