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1) Hurricanes
Author
Language
English
Description
Discusses where and how hurricanes are formed, the destruction caused by legendary storms, and the precautions to take when a hurricane strikes.
Author
Language
English
Description
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.
3) Hurricane!
Author
Series
Publisher
Arcturus
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
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.
5) Hurricanes
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
I survived volume 3
Language
English
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Description
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.
Author
Series
I survived volume 21
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Relates the story of a boy who survives the deadliest disaster in American history--the hurricane that hit Galveston, Texas, on September 8, 1900, killing eight thousand people--and heads back into the treacherous waters to help save his neighbors.
13) Kitty Hawk
Author
Series
I Q volume 3
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
The president's daughter has been kidnapped by the elusive and lethal Ghost Cell. Quest (Q) and Angela are in hot pursuit with vicious winds and blinding rain thwarting them at every turn.
14) Lions & liars
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fifth-grader Frederick is sent to a disciplinary camp where he and his terrifying troop mates have just started forging a friendship when they learn a Category 5 hurricane is headed their way.
15) Superstorm Sandy
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
This book provides a brief examination of Hurricane Sandy, which struck the United States Northeast in 2012.
16) The surge
Author
Series
Smith Roland volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
After barely surviving a terrifying hurricane, Chase and his friends Nicole and Rashawn have made it to the safety of Nicole's family farm, which is also the winter home of the Rossi Brothers Circus, where flood waters are rising and dangerous circus animals are on the loose.
17) Storm blown
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, Alejandro worries about his great-uncle while helping guests at a resort, and in New Orleans, Emily worries about her sick brother, as a major hurricane rages, changing both their lives forever.
18) Storm runners
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Chase Masters travels the country with his father, a "storm runner," but he is tested in ways he never could have imagined when he and a new friend are caught in a hurricane near St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Series
Language
English
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Description
In early September 1900, twelve-year-old Carrie of Galveston is looking forward to spending Saturday night at her friend's house, until her parents are invited to a very important party and she is forced to stay home and take care of her little brother; but a boring chore turns into a nightmare when the storm surge from the Great Hurricane hits and their house is swept off its foundation--and Carrie must think quickly and not panic if she is going...
20) Hurricane child
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Description
Born on Water Island in the Virgin Islands during a hurricane, which is considered bad luck, twelve-year-old Caroline falls in love with another girl--and together they set out in a hurricane to find Caroline's missing mother.
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