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Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere
by Julie T. Lamana
Just based on titles I kept getting this confused with [b:Half a World Away|18510235|Half a World Away|Cynthia Kadohata|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1409522034s/18510235.jpg|26204131]. They're different though.
Anyway, I liked this a lot. It's a dramatic and touching, kid-friendly (I mean: there are still deaths in here, but it steers clear of the worst of the worst--a family friend intervenes before the kids try to get shelter at the Superdome, insisting that they cannot spend the night there, and they get transported to a less grim shelter) look at what it was like to go through Hurricane Katrina. Ten-year-old Armani is a great narrator--aware of her responsibility for her younger siblings and doing her best, but ultimately still just a kid who does need adult help.
This would be a good one for kids who like survival stories and/or sad stories.
Anyway, I liked this a lot. It's a dramatic and touching, kid-friendly (I mean: there are still deaths in here, but it steers clear of the worst of the worst--a family friend intervenes before the kids try to get shelter at the Superdome, insisting that they cannot spend the night there, and they get transported to a less grim shelter) look at what it was like to go through Hurricane Katrina. Ten-year-old Armani is a great narrator--aware of her responsibility for her younger siblings and doing her best, but ultimately still just a kid who does need adult help.
This would be a good one for kids who like survival stories and/or sad stories.