Tornado (edition 1996)

by Betsy Byars (Author)

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As they wait out a tornado in their storm cellar, a family listens to their farmhand tell stories about the dog that was blown into his life by another tornado when he was a boy.

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Member:	mestinson
Title:	Tornado
Authors:	Betsy Byars (Author)
Info:	Scholastic (1996), 49 pages
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Tornado by Betsy Byars

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This is a great chapter book for readers ages 9-12. Students who are beginning to read chapter books should definitely be aware of this book. The author does a great job of teaching the reader many life lessons, while using a lovable dog as the main character in the stories that are told. Due to the short length of the book, this is a great book for teachers to read aloud to their students. (

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ryleycathryn | Nov 9, 2017 |

I read this book out loud to my kids last night. (8 and 6) It was so fun! It was especially fun because you have to read it in a southern accent. You can't help it.
My kids loved it. I wouldn't be surprised f they asked me to read it again soon. And I wouldn't mind it one bit.
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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Betsy Byars	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Ben-Ami, Doron	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Tornado [by] Betsy Byars: A study guide (Novel-Ties) by Ellizabeth A Spencer

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Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee – Grades 4-6 – 1999)

Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (Honor Book – 1999)

Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee – Intermediate – 1999)

Great Kids Can Read Award (Winner – 1999)

Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Nominee – Division I - Grades 3-5 – 2001)

North Carolina Children's Book Award (Winner – Junior Book – 2001)

Sasquatch Book Award (Nominee – 2000)

Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee – Children's – 1999)

South Carolina Book Awards (Winner – Children's Book Award – 1999)

Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Winner – Grades 3-5 – 1998)

Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee – 1998)

Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee – Children's Fiction – 1998)

Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee – Intermediate – 2000)

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As they wait out a tornado in their storm cellar, a family listens to their farmhand tell stories about the dog that was blown into his life by another tornado when he was a boy.

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