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Night of the Twisters

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By Ivy Ruckman
Publisher HarperCollins
Night of the Twisters
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Storm Chasers meets Stranger Things! An actionpacked comingofage story of both natural disaster and the bravery it takes to face it. When a tornado watch is issued one Tuesday evening in June, twelveyearold Dan Hatch and his best friend, Arthur, dont think much of it. After all, tornado warnings are a way of life during the summer in Grand Island, Nebraska. But soon enough, the wind begins to howl, and the lights and telephone stop working. Then the emergency siren starts to wail. Dan, his baby brother, and Arthur have only seconds to get to the basement before the monstrous twister is on top of them. Little do they know that even if they do survive the storm, their ordeal will have only just begun...

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27719 words27,719 words
160 pages160 pages
Lexile 790LLexile 790L
Grade 3 to 5Grade 3 to 5
Published 2003Published 2003

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Book ISBN:

0064401766

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