I survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005

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Title:

I survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005

Author:

Tarshis, Lauren, author.

Dawson, Scott, illustrator.

Series:

I survived ;

Series Number:

Summary:

Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm. At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the century -- alone?

Audience:

007-010.

RL4.

Physical Description:

95 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Genre:

Action and adventure fiction.

Subject Term:

Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Juvenile fiction.

Floods -- Juvenile fiction.

Survival -- Juvenile fiction.

African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.

Geographic Term:

New Orleans (La.) -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Dawson, Scott,

Publisher:

Scholastic,

Electronic Access:

Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

Publication Date:

2011

ISBN:

9780545206969

9780545206891

9781451726091

Publication Information:

New York : Scholastic, c2011.

Call Number:

J TARSHIS

Holds: Copies:

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003038224	Juvenile Fiction	TARSHIS	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

The horror of Hurricane Katrina is brought vividly to life in this fictional account of a boy, a dog, and the storm of the century.Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm.At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the century -- alone?

Author Notes

Lauren Tarshis was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is the author of Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree, Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell in Love, and the I Survived series. She is also an editorial director for language arts at Scholastic, the editor of Storyworks magazine, and oversees Scope magazine. Her title, I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii 79 A. D. made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2014.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Excerpts

From I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 : All Barry could see as he clung to the tree was water. The water had washed away his whole neighborhood. He tried hard not to imagine what had happened to his mom and dad and little sister, Cleo. What if they'd all fallen into the water too? What if... Barry was shaking now. Then he heard a new sound, a cracking and groaning. He stared in shock at what was floating in the water. A house. Moving slowly, turning. Its blown-out windows seemed to stare at Barry. The splintered wood looked like teeth in a wide-open mouth. And it was coming right at him. Excerpted from I Survived Hurricane Katrina 2005 by Lauren Tarshis All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.