Another Kind of Hurricane
In New Orleans, ten-year-old Zavion crouches in the attic of his house as Hurricane Katrina pounds around him. Up, down, and over.
In northern Vermont, ten-year-old Henry swipes a marble hidden inside his best friend’s casket. He still can’t believe his friend died on Mount Mansfield—their mountain.
As Zavion and his father flee for a friend’s house in Baton Rouge, Henry and his best friend’s father head south to New Orleans to help victims of the storm. But Henry has a secret reason for going too.
And Zavion is on a mission of his own…
How do the two boys meet? It’s all thanks to that marble—a small, round, lucky piece of glass—tucked away in the pocket of Henry’s jeans.
Schwartz & Wade/Random House (2015)
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