nightofthetwisters

Night of the Twisters, by Ivy Ruckman ISBN: 0690044089 c1984 153 pages R.L.-6.9 Points-5

Good sections to read aloud: Read the foreward before the first chapter so they know that this is a fiction book, but that these tornadoes did really happen. p. 37 p. 53 p. 72 (bottom of page) p. 106 (stuck again!)

Summary: This book is a fictional account of a series of tornadoes that hit Grand Island, Nebraska back in 1980. Dan Hatch and his best friend, Arthur, are home alone with Dan’s baby brother when the first tornadoes touch down. They are fortunate enough to escape with minor injuries and find some family members. When they think they are out of the woods, another tornado touches down when they are riding in a police squad car. All in all, seven tornadoes touched down that night and many homes and lives were lost.

YA fiction---tornadoes

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