Patrick,
Denise Lewis. Finding Someplace.
Macmillan/Henry Holt 2015 214p $16.99 ISBN 978-0-8050-4716-5 ms Historical fiction E-BN
Reesie Boone has big plans for her
thirteenth birthday. There has been some
talk of a hurricane, but people in the Ninth Ward neighborhood of New Orleans dismiss
it. Then reality sets in, and Reesie takes
refuge with her elderly neighbor, Miss Martine. Another neighbor, Andre, joins them because he can’t find his family. As the water rises, they retreat to the
attic, then the roof. They are rescued
by boat and are taken to the Superdome.
Miss Martine is taken to a hospital.
Finally Reesie is reunited with her father, a New Orleans
policeman.
Reesie’s mother blames her father for not heeding the rumblings and leaving the city in time. Dad will not leave his job, and mother will not come back to New Orleans. She takes Reesie to New Jersey to relatives, where Reesie has trouble adjusting. Dad comes to visit at Christmas and Mom makes plans to visit at spring break.
Reesie gets to visit Miss Martine and is crushed to see her house empty
of everything. But she discovers that in finding her “Someplace”, it isn’t a place but the people who love
her.
This is a story about families under
pressure but enduring because of
their love of people and place. It shows that the road to recovery, for both people and
property,
is a long winding road. A great addition
to other stories about Hurricane Katrina.
Summary: Hurricane Katrina ruins Reesie’s plans for her thirteenth
birthday. This is a story of love and
survival under terrible circumstances.
Everyone must find Someplace where they belong. Middle school readers will love it.
Hurricane Katrina-Fiction --Joan Theal
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