Storm of the Century: A Hurricane Katrina Story
- ISBN-10
- 1434211649
- ISBN-13
- 9781434211644
- Series
- Storm of the Century
- Category
- Hurricane Katrina, 2005
- Pages
- 49
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-01-01
- Publisher
- Capstone
- Author
- Stephanie True Peters
Description
As Hurricane Katrina threatens New Orleans, fourteen-year-old Ricky Thompson and his family try to flee the city, but, because traffic is backed up for miles, they have to take shelter inside the Superdome.
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- 2019-08-01
- 400 pages
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- 2011
- 118 pages
- Paperback
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- 2003-06-01
- 326 pages
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