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Although Hurricane Irma caused death and destruction through Florida and the Caribbean, many brave people showed remarkable heroism and kindness during the catastrophe. This book highlights the faces and deeds of those who were caught in the hurricane's aftermath, as well as tracing the path of the event and the recovery ahead.
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"This is a story of that day--a day that began much like any other day at the ragtag end of the summer season on the eastern end of Long Island--better known as The Hamptons. The storm came without warning landing at three in the afternoon bringing with it unprecedented wind and rain and waves so high and powerful they were recorded on seismographs 5000 miles away in Alaska. But A DAY LIKE ANY OTHER is not just a hurricane novel. The storm is a framing...
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Storm runners volume 2
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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.
526) Wind tamer
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Archie learns on his tenth birthday that he is about to inherit the family curse of cowardice unless he fights the powerful hurricane that will take his bravery.
530) Drowning New Orleans
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A survey of the vast devastation after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005.
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A new hope for the holidays His Holiday Family by Margaret Daley: When a hurricane tears through a small Mississippi town, a daring rescue unites two heroes. Nurse Kathleen Hart is a single mom racked by guilt over her husband's death. Firefighter Gideon O'Brien, orphaned as a young boy, has lost too many people he cared for. As Gideon helps Kathleen and her sons rebuild their home, they might learn that a romance built on faith can withstand the...
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"[S]et in the days after Hurricane Katrina... [t]wo small-time ex-cons with big dreams get the idea that this would be the perfect time to rob a bank. Catch is, the bank is in New Orleans, and they're on parole in Houston. Now, as every sane person tries to get out of The Big Easy, Emmit and Dabny will do whatever it takes to get in. As they journey through a tide of human suffering, Dabny wants to help, and Emmit sees only the money. But a rogue...
534) Double eagle
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In 1973, Michael and Kyle's discovery of a rare Confederate coin near an old Civil War fort turns into a race against time as the boys try to find more coins before a hurricane hits Alabama's Gulf coast.
535) Apparition island
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"A chilling tale of murder unfolds during a fierce September hurricane on the Maine coast in this haunting story of two deaths mysteriously bound together by the long reach of time. As Hurricane Ivan bears down on the coast, the crew of the Maine Wind retrieves the body of a young woman from the sea. Who is she and how did she die? The search for the woman's identity thrusts Homicide Detective Brie Beaumont into an investigation on Apparition Island...
538) Alicia and the hurricane: a story of Puerto Rico = Alicia y el huracaan : un cuento de Puerto Rico
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A young girl's love of the coquaies' nightly song helps her survive a destructive hurricane with her family. Includes author's note and a glossary of terms.
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It helps children explore the terms hurricane, tornado, tsunamis, and greenhouse effect. Divided into segments, this program is designed to reinforce and support a viewer's comprehension and retention of these terms through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and labels. Kids will see and hear the terms used in a variety of contexts providing them with a model for how to appropriately use the words.