Orem Library

Welcome back to Camino Island, where anything can happen--even a murder in the midst of a hurricane, which might prove to be the perfect crime . . . Just as Bruce Cable's Bay Books is preparing for the return of bestselling author Mercer Mann, Hurricane Leo veers from its predicted course and heads straight for the island. Florida's governor orders a mandatory evacuation, and most residents board up their houses and flee to the mainland, but Bruce...

Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family.

Describes how and where hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons strike, and looks at how they form at sea and the destruction that they can cause when they hit land.

Describes hurricanes, including when the season happens in different parts of the world, how a tool called the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale measures them, and tips a family can take to prepare for the onset of one.

Explains how hurricanes are formed, describes the damage they can do and how they are studied and predicted, and reviews the devastation caused by famous hurricanes.

When a hurricane comes, people, land animals, and sea life all make various accomodations as they weather the storm and deal with its aftermath.

"A 38-year-old American interior designer based in London and her independent-minded 74-year-old architect mother; a British investment banker in New York to see his ex-wife and young children; a resident ER doctor who experienced Hurricane Sandy when she was a medical student; two young men, 21-year-old NYU students; their friends; and others are thrust together when a major hurricane descends upon New York City and wreaks unimaginable chaos and...

Describes the nature of hurricanes, what causes them, the different types, how they do damage, famous hurricanes, and ways to keep safe from them.

Eleven-year-old Barry Hunter and his family attempt to ride out Hurricane Katrina at home in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans when his little sister gets ill, but when the levees break, Barry gets swept away from his family.

When a hurricane causes the river near his Hawaiian home to flood, a boy named Calvin Coconut makes a daring rescue.