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1) Ninth Ward
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 4
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
I survived volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Formats
Description
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 century -- alone?
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Description
"Armani Curtis can think about only one thing: her tenth birthday. All her friends are coming to her party, her mama is making a big cake with blue icing and she has a good feeling about a certain wrapped box. Ten years old is a big deal to Armani. It means she's older, wiser, more responsible. But when Hurricane Katrina hits the Lower Nines of New Orleans and tears her world apart, Armani realizes that being ten means being brave, watching loved...
Author
Series
Ranger in time volume 8
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
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.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
During the evacuation after Hurricane Katrina, twelve-year-old Claudia and her younger sister are separated from the rest of their family, and now it is up to Claudia to protect and comfort her sister through the tragedy.
Author
Series
I survived volume 3
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
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 century -- alone?
11) Buddy
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 8
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
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Saint Louis Armstrong Beach is enjoying life in New Orleans, playing clarinet for the tourists in his spare time, accompanied by Shadow, a local stray dog. When Hurricane Katrina approaches, Saint faces unexpected challenges in trying to rescue Shadow.
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Series
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"Todo su mundo está bajo el agua.... La familia de Barry intenta evacuarse antes de que el huracán Katrina azote su casa en el Noveno Distrito Sur de Nueva Orleans, pero la hermanita de Barry está enferma y su familia se ve forzado a quedarse y esperar a que pase la tormenta. Al principio, el huracán no parece tan poderoso como los meteorólogos habían pronosticado, pero derante la noche los diques se rompen y el mundo de Barry queda literalmente...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
Playing football in the trenches is all about heart. After nearly losing his father in one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history, Thomas Lloyd III, AKA T-Lloyd, persevered. His story encompasses the fierce competitiveness of Texas high school football, the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, and the dangers of steroids.
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A Storm Called Katrina follows Louis Daniel, a 10-year-old boy from New Orleans' Ninth Ward who loves to play the horn just like his idol, Louis Armstrong. The morning after the devastating hurricane rips through his neighborhood, Louis, with his beloved cornet in tow, must brave the rising flood waters and seek shelter with his family at the Superdome.