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Gr 5–8—Residents along the Gulf Coast know that hurricane warnings are nothing to scoff at. Thirteen-year-old Cort Delacroix, who lives in Alabama on a houseboat with his gator-hunting father and dog, Catfish, knows the routine—you pull the boats out of the water, help neighbors board up their windows, stock up on ice, draw extra drinking water, and gas up the generator. When the storm moves closer and Cort's father hasn't returned from town, their widowed neighbor, Mrs. Stovall, goes after him, leaving her daughters in Cort's care. Winds a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Informed by Key's extensive personal experiences of hurricanes on the Gulf Coast, this action-packed survival story pits two young te...Log In or Sign Up to Read More