When Hurricane Katrina Hit Home

When Hurricane Katrina Hit Home

When Hurricane Katrina Hit Home

When Hurricane Katrina Hit Home

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Overview

Chazz Cohen lives with his grandmom in the Garden District of New Orleans. In his family, money is no problem. But money won't buy Chazz what he wants—a "real" home with his mom. Across town in the Ninth Ward, Lyric Talbert wishes her mom didn't expect so much from her, especially when her little brother gets sick. It seemed like the storm would blow over as so many had. But Katrina burst the levees, and the world turned to chaos for Chazz and Lyric and their families. They quickly learn that, though their worlds were different before the storm, it was their courage and compassion that would help them make it through. Through the alternating stories of Chazz and Lyric, acclaimed children's author Gail Langer Karwoski chronicles the disaster that forever changed New Orleans and its people.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781626190832
Publisher: The History Press
Publication date: 06/04/2013
Pages: 192
Product dimensions: 5.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile: 660L (what's this?)
Age Range: 9 - 12 Years

About the Author

About The Author
Gail Langer Karwoski is an award-winning author of fourteen books for young readers. She has written historical novels and nonfiction for a wide range of grade levels, as well as picture books. Gail taught public school for thirteen years, teaching classes in English, reading, creative writing and gifted classes. Read more about Gail online at GailKarwoski.comJulia Marshall is an artist and illustrator living in New Orleans. She holds a BFA in Illustration from Savannah College of Art and Design. Learn more about Julia at JMarStudio.com.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7

Book I Chazz's Storm

1 New Orleans, August 2005 11

2 People Watching 18

3 Storm Watching 22

4 Heading Our Way 27

Book II Lyrk's Storh

5 Mama Blows In 35

6 The Big One 40

7 Messed Up Morning 43

8 Boom! 49

Book III Blown Together

9 Flooded: Chazz 55

10 Under Water Lyric 59

11 Snake: Chazz 62

12 A Breath of Fresh Air: Lyric 65

13 Picnic of Problems: Chazz 69

14 Yuck!: Lyric 74

15 Boats: Chazz 78

16 What I Saw Inside My Head: Lyric 83

17 Neighbors: Chazz 88

18 Dead Body: Lyric 92

19 Heat: Chazz 97

20 Hotter: Lyric 102

21 Emergency!: Chazz 106

22 Goodbye, Big Momma: Lyric 110

23 Nightmare: Chazz 114

24 Sky lift: Lyric 119

25 On the Edge: Chazz 123

26 Swamp Terror: Lyric 126

27 Convention Center: Chazz 134

28 Familiar Faces: Lyric 137

29 Gotta Go: Chazz 142

30 Storm the Mall!: Lyric 144

31 Shots: Chazz 151

32 Upstairs: Lyric 155

33 Buses: Chazz 159

34 Evacuation: Lyric 162

Book IV After the Storm: Lyric

35 Texas 169

36 Home 173

Book V After the Storm: Ghazz

37 Bar Mitzvah 179

38 Reunion 185

Bibliography 191

About the Author 192

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