03141cam a2200337 4500 545421444 TxAuBib 20211104120000.0 ||||||s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781452130309 1452130302 B00GOJT8G8 Amazon 00fad7ba-f9dc-4757-9627-9b824b5d8196 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1474919 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Lamana, Julie T. Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere [Libby]. Chronicle Books LLC, 2014. United States. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 907kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:<p><b>A ten-year-old girl learns the importance of family and community in this tale of love and hope set during the Hurricane Katrina disaster.</b><br /> 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, and she has a good feeling about a certain wrapped box. Turning ten 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, Armani realizes that being ten means being brave, watching loved ones die, and mustering all her strength to help her family weather the storm.<br /> A powerful story of courage and survival, <i>Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere</i> celebrates the miraculous power of hope and love in the face of the unthinkable.<br /> <b>Praise for <i>Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere</i></b><br /> <b>"Lamana goes for and achieves realism here, carefully establishing the characters and setting before describing in brutal detail, beyond what is typical in youth literature, the devastating effects of Katrina—loss of multiple family members, reports of attacks in the Superdome, bodies drifting in the current and less-than-ideal shelter conditions. An honest, bleak account of a national tragedy sure to inspire discussion and research." —<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br /> <b>"I recommend the book because I think it does a good job of capturing what life was like in New Orleans both before and after Katrina and because Armani's journey will give readers a lot to think about and discuss. But parents will want to know that it doesn't flinch when describing the death and destruction that hit New Orleans during that time and be cautious with younger, sensitive readers." —Cindy Hudson, author of <i>Book by Book</i></b></p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-01-03 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/upside-down-in?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/upside-down-in?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/upside-down-in?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)