Queen of the Falls

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

Queen Of The Falls
AuthorChris Van Allsburg
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date
2011
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages40
ISBN978-0-547-31581-2
Preceded byProbuditi! 

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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