That book showed YA readers what it may have been like for someone who had to take refuge in the Superdome. Until yesterday, I had only read one of those books, Hurricane Song by Paul Volponi. Even now, we wonder when the next big storm will hit and if the lessons learned from Katrina prepared people–especially the powers-that-be–for the worst.Īfter Katrina, many books, both fiction and nonfiction, were written talking about people who made it through the storm. In many ways, Katrina opened everyone’s eyes to the damage that Mother Nature was capable of…and how the best and worst in people could be revealed from such a tragedy. I recall watching the news reports, donating to food and supply drives, and seeing new people–those who had lost their homes in the storm–move into the apartment complex I was living in at the time. I can remember the feelings of horror when everyone learned of the devastation on the Gulf Coast, particularly in New Orleans. It’s hard for me to believe that it’s been almost nine years since Hurricane Katrina hit.
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