Thursday, December 11, 2008

Hurricane Song

Title: Hurricane Song

Written by: Paul Volponi

Publisher: Viking Juvenile

 

Summary:

Hurricane Katrina is raging and you are inside the Superdome!Miles has only lived in New Orleans with his dad, a musician, for a few months when Hurricane Katrina hits. Father and son haven't exactly been getting along. Miles is obsessed with football; his dad's passion is jazz. But when the storm strikes, they're forced to work through their differences to survive a torturous few days in the Superdome.Paul Volponi, known for writing books that capture the pulse of urban life in New York City, creates a gripping hour-by-hour portrayal of what life was like for those left behind once the floodwaters began to rise.

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