In the book The Project by Brian Falkner, there are a few characters that are a big part of the story. The main characters are Luke and Tommy, who are best friends. Luke is from New Zealand and his memory is really outstanding. Tommy is American and can usually talk his way out of anything. Tommy is obsessed with spy gadgets, which helped them a lot throughout the book.
When Luke and Tommy were walking home from school one day, they see a couple people filling sandbags to create a wall because it was going to flood the library. Luke and Tommy help for a while and the water starts to fall over the wall. Then Luke realizes that they are not going to be able to build a wall that can stop the water. Luke goes into the library to devise a plan,
