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Author
Series
I survived volume 3
Language
English
Description
"[In this graphic novel adaptation,] 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...
5) Buddy
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
296 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Li'l T and his family face great losses caused by Hurricane Katrina, including leaving Buddy, their very special, three-legged dog, behind when they must evacuate.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
137 pages : photographs ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Jimmy, a yellow Labrador puppy, is separated from his Lake Charles, Louisiana, family and survives the horrors of Hurricane Katrina on his own before being rescued and taken to New York City, where he tries to fit in with a new family and the many neighborhood dogs, and accept his new name.
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 30 cm
Language
English
Description
When flood waters from broken levees submerge their New Orleans neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a young cornet player and his parents evacuate their home and struggle to survive and stay together.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
136 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
High school sophomore Miles Shaw goes to live with his father, a jazz musician, in New Orleans, and together they survive the horrors of Hurricane Katrina in the Superdome, learning about each other and growing closer through their painful experiences.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
214 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The weekend she turns thirteen, aspiring clothing designer Teresa "Reesie" Boone is separated from her family by Hurricane Katrina but, during the horrific storm and its aftermath, begins to find strength in herself.
10) Ruby's imagine
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
201 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Hurricane Katrina from the point of view of Ruby, an unusually intuitive girl who lives with her grandmother in New Orleans but has powerful memories of an earlier life in the swamps.
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The world, itself, seems to bring together Henry, whose best friend died near their home in the mountains of Vermont, and Zavion, who lost his home in Hurricane Katrina, so that the boys can help each other heal.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
48 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 32 cm
Language
English
Description
Lala, Babyboy, and their parents struggle to cope with the loss of their home to Hurricane Katrina, but find joy again in the celebration of Mardi Gras. Includes facts about Hurricane Katrina and glossary.
Author
Series
Ranger in time volume 8
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the mysterious first aid kit takes golden retriever Ranger to New Orleans shortly before Hurricane Katrina hits, he finds himself helping Clare Porter and her grandmother, who are waiting for Clare's father at their home in the Lower Ninth Ward--and when the levees break and Clare is separated from Nana, Ranger must somehow get her to the relative safety of the Superdome, and reunite her with her family.
15) Ninth Ward
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
4 CDs (4 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In New Orleans' Ninth Ward, twelve-year-old Lanesha, who can see spirits, and her adopted grandmother have no choice but to stay and weather the storm as Hurricane Katrina bears down upon them.
Author
Series
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
138 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"For twins Jo Jo and Sophie Dupre, Hurricane Katrina isn't the most important thing on their minds-not compared their mother's cancer treatments, Sophie's swim meet, and Jo Jo's upcoming coding competition. But when the storm intensifies and there's only one seat in their aunt's car, Mom has to be the one to evacuate. The twins and their father are stuck at home in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. The winds rise-and with them, the waves. The levees...
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
103 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
With Hurricane Katrina on track to hit New Orleans, twelve-year-old Claudia and her family are preparing to weather the storm. But nothing can prepare them for the awful flooding that occurs when the levees that surround the city fail. Even worse, after a chaotic helicopter evacuation, Claudia and her younger sister are seperated from the rest of their family. Can Claudia protect and comfort her sister through the tragedy?
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