A Place Where Hurricanes Happen

his is a book regarding four close friends and the impact of Hurricane Katrina had on their lives and those in the neighborhood.

The facts regarding the hurricane were portrayed in a way that does not scare the reader, but does outline the way in which this major event forever impacted those who went through it.

There are stories of those who were able to leave, and then those who stayed.

There were references of lives lost, and numbers and writing on the houses of those who didn't make it through.

The story of a community bond and its culture that couldn't be taking away by Hurricane Katrina. A story of four friends Adrienne, Keesha, Michael, and Tommy, all grew up on the same street of New Orleans. When Hurricane Katrina happen, each has their own story of survivor and how they cope with the lost of their city. Like Tommy, my family and I evacuated to Houston before the storm. Adrienne also left the city to Baton Rouge. Michael and Keesha stayed back like many people did at the time.Their experiences are familiar to most of us here in New Orleans. We all can relate to their stories one way or another. Similar to Tommy, I can remember the time it took us over ten hours to get to Houston. Stuck in the crazy traffic with the car barely moving at every hour was torturous. And once we realizes that our home and everything we had is gone was heartbreaking. I love that at the end of the book, all four kids were able to reunite and back to the city. They celebrate the uniqueness of the city that can not be found anywhere else. "We're going to the French Quarter, eat a snowball and some beignets. We're going to listen to the street bands playin' on the corner." Reading a book like this help me appreciates my city, its people, and the history even more.

A realistic story about a group of friends from New Orleans that experience the challenges of Katrina. Each page was written almost like a journal entry from the different kids. Having multiple narrators in the first person made the story very personal and interesting. Having to differentiate between the separate stories being told could cause confusion for younger readers.

Four children,from the same neighborhood, relate their experiences playing together in New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina arrived. Each child gives their experience during the turmoil as their lives are suddenly changed by the storm. Things are not the same for the kids in the aftermath of the storm, but they will not let it break their spirit.

I found that this was a rather good book. I liked how the book was formatted: before, during and after. This book shows what children all over New Orleans knew, or did not know. They didn't know if they would ever see their friends again, they didn't know if they would ever go home again. But they did know that they were happy to be alive and happy to have the memories and the chance to go back home, even if things were a little different.

The stories of the lives of four neighborhood children in New Orleans are told. They are good friends and enjoy playing together; however, they are split up for a period of time due to a hurricane. The stories each child tells are from before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina.

What a very touchy story, the style that the Author use was very much New Orleans. The characters were more than just kids from New Orleans; they were friends, support systems, siblings, caring neighbor and more. This book tells the story of Hurrican Katrina from the kids from New Orleans point of view.

I might be bias because I am from New Orleans, but this book was very touching. It gives a child's view on Katrina. I could relate to a bit of it because this is what we go through in the south.