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Just as Bruce Cable’s Bay Books is preparing for the return of bestselling author Mercer Mann, Hurricane Leo veers from its predicted course and heads straight for the island. Florida’s...

In this enthralling nonfiction reader that features informational text, vivid photos, stimulating facts, and colorful diagrams, readers will learn all about tornadoes and hurricanes--from how they are formed to where are they are most common.

In Hurricanes, early fluent readers learn about the conditions that turn a thunderstorm into a full-blown hurricane. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about the deadliest hurricanes and how to stay safe in hurricane conditions. An infographic illustrates where hurricanes most often form, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about hurricanes...

"In New York Times-bestselling author Meg Cabot's latest novel, a young woman has to deal with the aftermath of a fierce hurricane -- and an equally stormy romance"-- The storm of the century is about to hit Little Bridge Island, Florida--and it's sending waves crashing through Sabrina "Bree" Beckham's love life... When a massive hurricane severs all power and cell service to Little Bridge Island--as well as its connection to the mainland--twenty-five-year-old...

Late August is a beautiful time on the Southern coast--the peach trees are ripe, the ocean is warm, and the sweet tea is icy. A perfect time to enjoy the rocking chairs on the porch. But beneath the calm surface bubbles a threat: it's also peak hurricane season. When a hurricane threatens the coasts of Florida and South Carolina, an eclectic group of evacuees flees for the farm of their friends Grace and Charles Phillips in North Carolina: the Phillips's...

"When his dad disappears, thirteen-year-old Cort is caught in a battle against a Gulf Coast hurricane. Cort's father is a local expert on hunting and swamp lore lower Alabama and has been teaching his son everything he knows. But when a deadly Category 3 storm makes landfall, Cort must unexpectedly put all his skills - and bravery - to the test. One catastrophe seems to lead to another, leaving Cort and two neighbor girls to face the storm as best...

Describes the changing nature of weather and how meteorologists predict and study such storms as tornadoes, hurricanes, and blizzards.

Summer is almost over for Wendy's Weather Warriors, and they've had so much fun Wendy forgot all about the essay contest she'd entered at the end of the school year. Just two weeks before school, Wendy received a letter telling her she won! Now she gets to take the Weather Warriors and Mr. Andrews to Galveston, Texas, to read her essay about the big 1900 hurricane in Galveston. As they are enjoying their trip, a tropical storm turns into Hurricane...

Describes dangerous and destructive weather conditions around the world, such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning, hail, and drought, with photographs, historical background, and legends.

"Magda Trudell is the present-day caretaker of Whimbrel Estate, the Key West home of the famous poet Isobel Reyes. Isobel's suicide at the residence in 1918 has nearly overshadowed her creative legacy-but Magda, a botanist and avid historian, is determined to protect it. Over the past decade, Magda has lovingly restored the house to the exact condition Isobel would have known. And even though a fierce October hurricane is headed straight for the Keys,...