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8 - 12
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fiction
Copyright Year
2011-01-01
Page Count
112
Publisher
Scholastic
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3rd - 7th
ISBN
9780545206969
Lexile
590
Themes
adventure

I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005

Written by Lauren Tarshis and Illustrated by Scott Dawson

Barry's family was planning to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hit, but Barry's little sister became sick and could not be moved. The family was hanging on, but then the levees broke, and Barry got swept away in the floodwaters. Can he survive on his own?

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Genre
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Copyright Year
2011-01-01
Page Count
112
Publisher
Scholastic
Grade Level
3rd - 7th
ISBN
9780545206969
Lexile
590
Themes
adventure
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