false 2672990 1 <blockquote> <p> outside, the wind is howling. <br> it is a monster shrieking to get inside.<br> outside, the rain is a solid wall of water.<br> everything is dark. <br> everything is destroyed.<br> everything is gone.... </p> </blockquote> <p> Everything 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. </p> <p> But his nightmare has only begun as he and the few who are left in his small village start to pull their lives back together. </p> <p> Based 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. </p> 2698272 1 3 2008 Hurricane: A Novel total:45|5:7|4:20|3:16|2:2|1:0| 45 167 78 23 2672990 006000018X 9780060000189 45 23 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2672990.Hurricane_A_Novel 2 0 false Mon Feb 16 08:25:50 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 08:37:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2672990 006000018X 9780060000189 45 23 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2672990.Hurricane_A_Novel 4 0 false Mon Nov 17 13:34:36 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 13:34:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2672990 006000018X 9780060000189 45 23 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2672990.Hurricane_A_Novel 4 0 false Mon Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 13:15:47 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 17 12:38:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2672990 006000018X 9780060000189 45 23 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2672990.Hurricane_A_Novel 5 0 false Mon May 05 22:56:28 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 22:56:41 -0700 2008
With HURRICANE, author Terry Trueman brings to life in vivid detail the almost complete devastation of 1998's Hurricane Mitch on Honduras.

In the tiny village of La Rupa, there are only a handful of homes. One of those, at one end of town, i...more...]]> 2672990 006000018X 9780060000189 45 23 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2672990.Hurricane_A_Novel 3 0 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 13:41:54 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 11:11:57 -0700 2008
When we jump s...more...]]> 2672990 006000018X 9780060000189 45 23 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2672990.Hurricane_A_Novel 3 0 false Sun Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 07:03:05 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 07:05:07 -0700 2009 2672990 006000018X 9780060000189 45 23 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2672990.Hurricane_A_Novel 4 0 false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 10:42:53 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 10:45:52 -0700 2009 2672990 006000018X 9780060000189 45 23 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2672990.Hurricane_A_Novel 3 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 05:08:30 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 05:09:53 -0700 2009 2672990 006000018X 9780060000189 45 23 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2672990.Hurricane_A_Novel 0 0 false Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 11:39:06 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 11:40:08 -0800 2009 2672990 006000018X 9780060000189 45 23 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2672990.Hurricane_A_Novel 4 0 false Sat Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 06:16:56 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 13:53:48 -0700 2008 Hurricane, Trueman gives an emotional and detailed view of a small Honduran town that is destroyed in Hurricane Mitch. The main character, Jose, transitions from being a thirteen year old boy, who just wants to get out and play soccer with his friends, to a respected and valued member of his com...more...]]> 2672990 006000018X 9780060000189 45 23 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2672990.Hurricane_A_Novel 0 0 false Thu Jan 22 17:16:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 17:17:18 -0800 2009 2672990 006000018X 9780060000189 45 23 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2672990.Hurricane_A_Novel 3 0 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 13:30:42 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 17:50:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2672990 006000018X 9780060000189 45 23 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2672990.Hurricane_A_Novel 5 0 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jul 20 17:36:57 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 17:37:36 -0700 2009 2672990 006000018X 9780060000189 45 23 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2672990.Hurricane_A_Novel 4 0 false Tue Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 14:53:27 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 08:29:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2672990 006000018X 9780060000189 45 23 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2672990.Hurricane_A_Novel 3 0 false Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 10:18:21 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 17:26:25 -0700 2009 I got a book called "Swallowing the Sun" by Terry Trueman. It was about a hurricane in 1998.
I looked it up on goodreads to put it on my "to-read list", but couldn't find it. Next I tried Terry Trueman and I found this book... about...more...]]> 2672990 006000018X 9780060000189 45 23 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2672990.Hurricane_A_Novel 3 0 false Mon Sep 22 17:08:51 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 16:57:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2672990 006000018X 9780060000189 45 23 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2672990.Hurricane_A_Novel 4 0 false Tue Oct 28 08:45:39 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 08:50:22 -0700 2008 ...]]> 2672990 006000018X 9780060000189 45 23 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2672990.Hurricane_A_Novel 5 0 false Sat Jun 13 11:31:18 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 05:51:15 -0700 2009 Too many right time/right place circumstances, but worth the read
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