Author: Lauren Tarshis
Copyright: 2011
A very thrilling adventure, with a nice bravery theme. It’s a good first chapter book with a little history.
on a scale of 1-10: 5.5
like this? try: I Survived: The Sinking of the Titanic 1912, and, I Survived: The Shark Attacks of 1916 – by Lauren Tarshis. the Magic Tree House series – by Mary Pope Osborne.
Sebastian the werewolf’s review:
11-year-old Barry and his family can’t evacuate for hurricane Katrina due to his sister being sick.
role models: Berry’s dad is very brave and can stay calm in scary situations.
violence: Barry get’s hurt, not badly, and nearly gets bitten by a poisonous snake. Cleo, his sister, throws up.