{"product_id":"hurricane-a-novel-isbn-9780060000189","title":"Hurricane: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe powerful story of a boy's fear and courage in the face of a force of nature too huge to even imagine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on Hurricane Mitch's devastation of Honduras in 1998, Terry Trueman's acclaimed Hurricane is a gripping, realistic story told from the perspective of a hurricane survivor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter hours of cowering in the dark with no lights, no warmth, and the terrible noises of the rain and wind pounding on the walls, José walks out his front door and steps into a nightmare. Everything is gone. Everything except for the desperate courage of those who survived that terrifying night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut his nightmare has only begun as he and the few who are left in his small village dig for survivors, search for food and water, and try to start pulling their lives back together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen everything is gone, how do you find the strength to start over?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBased on a True Story:\u003c\/b\u003e Experience the harrowing events of Hurricane Mitch, which devastated Honduras in 1998, through the eyes of a thirteen-year-old boy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eComing of Age:\u003c\/b\u003e With his village destroyed and his father and siblings missing, José must discover a strength he never knew he had to lead his community.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHeart-Pounding Survival:\u003c\/b\u003e From the terrifying roar of the storm to the silent, muddy aftermath, this is a minute-by-minute struggle for food, water, and hope.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Power of Community:\u003c\/b\u003e Witness how a handful of survivors, neighbors turned family, come together to rebuild their lives from nothing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eoutside, the wind is howling. \u003cbr\u003eit is a monster shrieking to get inside.\u003cbr\u003eoutside, the rain is a solid wall of water.\u003cbr\u003eeverything is dark. \u003cbr\u003eeverything is destroyed.\u003cbr\u003eeverything is gone....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything except for the desperate courage of those who survive that terrifying night. After hours of cowering in the dark with no lights, no warmth, and the terrible noises of the rain and wind pounding on the walls, José walks out his front door and steps into a nightmare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut his nightmare has only begun as he and the few who are left in his small village start to pull their lives back together. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on Hurricane Mitch's devastation of Honduras in 1998, Terry Trueman's powerful story is about a young boy's fear and courage in the face of a force of nature too huge to even imagine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887544299749,"sku":"NP9780060000189","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060000189.jpg?v=1730226331","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/hurricane-a-novel-isbn-9780060000189","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}