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Disaster relief Louisiana New Orleans Disaster victims Louisiana New Orleans Emergency management Emergency management Government policy United States Hurricane Katrina, 2005 Hurricane Katrina, 2005 Comic books, strips, etc Hurricane Katrina, 2005 Juvenile fiction Hurricane Katrina, 2005 Juvenile literature Hurricanes Louisiana New Orleans Survival Juvenile fictionKoontz, Robin Michal.
Summary: Presents an accounting of Hurricane Katrina from start to finish, including rescue efforts and survivor stories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2015
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT US Hist What KoontzBrown, Don
Summary: On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina's monstrous winds and surging water overwhelmed the protective levees around low-lying New Orleans, Louisiana. Eighty percent of the city flooded, in some places under twenty feet of water. Property damages across the Gulf Coast topped $100 billion. One thousand eight hundred and thirty-three people lost their lives. The tale of this historic storm and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 976 BROTarshis, Lauren
Summary: Historical fiction. When disaster strikes, heroes are made. New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis brings history's most exciting and terrifying events to life in the thrilling I SURVIVED series In this collection, witness unforgettable kids who, against all odds, survived sinking ships, shark attacks, the most destructive hurricane to hit North America, and the bombing that launched...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2016
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC TARUhlberg, Myron.
Summary: When flood waters from broken levees submerge their New Orleans neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a young cornet player and his parents evacuate their home and struggle to survive and stay together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Envi Issues Uhlberg 2011Gratz, Roberta Brandes
Summary: "[Katrina] completely transformed one of the most beloved cities in America, leaving nearly 80 percent of New Orleans flooded and damaging 134,000 housing units, causing unprecedented destruction. The response to Katrina is a topic of unending debate and anger ... Watching coverage of the hurricane on television in 2005 ... Roberta Brandes Gratz knew that the best chance for the city's recovery...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nation Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 976 GRABrinkley, Douglas.
Summary: An account of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation it left in New Orleans and across the Gulf Coast documents the events and repercussions of the tragedy and its aftermath and the ongoing crisis confronting the region.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 976.335 BRIHorne, Jed
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 976.3 HORFink, Sheri
Summary: Fink provides a landmark investigation of patient deaths at a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina-- and a suspenseful portrayal of the quest for truth and justice. After Katrina struck and the floodwaters rose, the power failed, and the heat climbed, exhausted caregivers chose to designate certain patients last for rescue. Months later, several health professionals faced criminal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.11 FINCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.11 FINCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 362.1109 FINVan Heerden, Ivor Ll.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 976 VANBenoit, Peter
Summary: Recounts the events of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation it caused in New Orleans, discusses the global efforts to help the victims, and describes the rebuilding efforts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 976.3 BENCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 976.3 BENAnderson, Allen
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Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 976.3 ANDBall, Georgia
Summary: Eleven-year-old Barry Hunter and his family attempt to ride out Hurricane Katrina at home in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans when his little sister gets ill, but when the levees break, Barry gets swept away from his family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2022