Genre: Middle Grades,
Historical Fiction
Source: I own the book
After years and years of reading I am finally able to say
that I lean toward books that area about disasters, survival and are emotional.
I’ve realized recently that no matter what the genre those are some of the
things the books all have in common.
This book is no different. Zane and his dog go to visit his
great-grandmother in New Orleans. As Hurricane Katrina heads toward them, they
evacuate. Then Zane and his dog are separated from his great-grandmother. He
makes his way back to her house where he waits out the storm in her house. Trapped in the attic he is rescued by Mr. Tru
and Malvina. From here the story is about survival. The author has done a lot
of research to show what it was like during the aftermath of the hurricane. He
doesn’t shy away from the racial or political atrocities the people of New
Orleans faced. This is what makes this
such a valuable read. Kids need to read, understand and discuss matters such as
this book brings about. I would highly
recommend it.
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