The Night of the Hurricane's Fury

by Candice Ransom

Book Overview

It's the summer of 1900, and 10-year-old Robert Pettibone is bored. His parents have sent him to stay with his Aunt Maudie in Galveston, Texas. She doesn't let him do anything by himself. When a storm comes up, he rushes to the beach to take a closer look. But this is no ordinary storm--it's an enormous hurricane headed straight for Galveston. Raging winds and rising floodwaters threaten to destroy the entire town. Can Robert and his aunt survive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076133940X
• ISBN13: 9780761339403
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: First Avenue Editions (Tm)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5