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Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere

eBook - 2014

A ten-year-old girl learns the importance of family and community in this tale of love and hope set during the Hurricane Katrina disaster.Armani Curtis can think about only one thing: her tenth birthday. All her friends are coming to her party, her mama is making a big cake, and she has a good feeling about a certain wrapped box. Turning ten is a big deal to Armani. It means she's older, wiser, more responsible. But when Hurricane Katrina hits the Lower Nines of New Orleans, Armani realizes that being ten means being brave, watching loved ones die, and mustering all her strength to help her family weather the storm. A powerful story of courage and survival, Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere celebrates the miraculous power of hope an...d love in the face of the unthinkable.Praise for Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere"Lamana goes for and achieves realism here, carefully establishing the characters and setting before describing in...

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